diff --git a/nixos-infect b/nixos-infect index ee21321..9dd1546 100755 --- a/nixos-infect +++ b/nixos-infect @@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ # - Deploy a Debian 8.3 x64 droplet (enable ipv6; add your ssh key) # - cat customConfig.optional nixos-infect | ssh root@targethost bash # -# This was last tested with the DigitalOcean Debian 8.3 x64 and Ubuntu 15.10 -# x64 images. Different versions and archs (namely i386) should work as well, -# but then, there's not much point in selecting something different if you -# intend to wipe out the fs, as this script does. Some Ubuntu droplets have gpt -# partition tables but only a single ext4 root partition. It's way too much -# effort to try to get nixos to install grub using blocklists, so just avoid -# improperly configured images like those. +# This was last tested with the DigitalOcean Debian 8.3 x64 image. Different +# versions and archs (namely i386) should work as well, but then, there's not +# much point in selecting something different if you intend to wipe out the fs, +# as this script does. Some Ubuntu droplets have gpt partition tables but no +# bios partition for grub allocated. It's way too much effort to try to get +# NixOS to install grub using blocklists, so just avoid improperly configured +# images like those. # # You may need to make minor modifications to use in other templates, but # basically all that will ever need tweaking are already inlined in this file: @@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ nixos-install --root $newRootMount mount -B / $oldRootMount # Everything up to this point is revertible; this is the truly destructive step. +# GOTCHAs when running manually: very easy to forget slash at end of source, or use / as dest instead of bindmounted root, both of which are catastrophic... rsync -a --delete --exclude=$(dirname $newRootMount) $newRootMount/ $oldRootMount # Restore access to commands