From 7536fe31dd8c162026d517521dc49b5d9286bfb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eelco Dolstra Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:49:52 +0100 Subject: Add a warning about the 'trusted-users' option --- doc/manual/command-ref/conf-file.xml | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/manual/command-ref/conf-file.xml') diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/conf-file.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/conf-file.xml index 868cca1da409..e52cbcd535e3 100644 --- a/doc/manual/command-ref/conf-file.xml +++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/conf-file.xml @@ -543,11 +543,12 @@ password my-password wheel group. The default is root. - The users listed here have the ability to - compromise the security of a multi-user Nix store. For instance, - they could install Trojan horses subsequently executed by other - users. So you should consider carefully whether to add users to - this list. + Adding a user to + is essentially equivalent to giving that user root access to the + system. For example, the user can set + and thereby obtain read access to + directories that are otherwise inacessible to + them. -- cgit 1.4.1