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nixos: docs: note that channels are per user

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David Terry 2016-12-07 09:06:25 +01:00 committed by Jörg Thalheim
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@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ channel by running
which is equivalent to the more verbose <literal>nix-channel --update
nixos; nixos-rebuild switch</literal>.</para>
<note><para>Channels are set per user. This means that running <literal>
nix-channel --add</literal> as a non root user (or without sudo) will not
affect configuration in <literal>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal>
</para></note>
<warning><para>It is generally safe to switch back and forth between
channels. The only exception is that a newer NixOS may also have a
newer Nix version, which may involve an upgrade of Nix’s database