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diff --git a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml index 6a575b9e3a0a..70437686d8bd 100644 --- a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml +++ b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml @@ -341,10 +341,12 @@ build-use-chroot = /dev /proc /bin</programlisting> <listitem><para>A list of names of files that will be read to obtain additional binary cache URLs. The default is - <literal>/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/binary-caches/*</literal>, - which ensures that Nix will use the binary caches corresponding to - the channels installed by root. Do not set this option to read - files created by untrusted users!</para></listitem> + <literal>/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/<replaceable>username</replaceable>/channels/binary-caches/*</literal>. + Note that when you’re using the Nix daemon, + <replaceable>username</replaceable> is always equal to + <literal>root</literal>, so Nix will only use the binary caches + provided by the channels installed by root. Do not set this + option to read files created by untrusted users!</para></listitem> </varlistentry> |