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-rw-r--r--src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh9
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh b/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
index 56d03af55be3..f3b63151dbfb 100644
--- a/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ typedef enum {
 #define STDERR_ERROR 0x63787470
 
 
-/* The default location of the daemon socket, relative to
-   nixStateDir. */
-#define DEFAULT_SOCKET_PATH "/daemon.socket"
+/* The default location of the daemon socket, relative to nixStateDir.
+   The socket is in a directory to allow you to control access to the
+   Nix daemon by setting the mode/ownership of the directory
+   appropriately.  (This wouldn't work on the socket itself since it
+   must be deleted and recreated on startup.) */
+#define DEFAULT_SOCKET_PATH "/daemon-socket/socket"
 
 
 Path readStorePath(Source & from);