Re: Putting a file into system image ~user/ but not on reconfigure

[Hartmut Goebel]

Am 10.08.23 um 14:12 schrieb wolf:
> I guess you could have a script that would use the existence of the key itself
> as a marker.  In that case you would likely want to recreate it if the marker
> (key) got deleted,

No! The key must not be recreated. The key is expected to be replaced by 
a new one when the box will become a machine. Thus, using the key as a 
marker is not possible, as the would recreate the insecure key on next 
reboot. The key must never ever be put into back into place.

> I do not have much experience with Vagrant, but I assumed the general idea for
> these kind of systems declarative systems is to just recreate the when updates
> are required.  Is it expected to actually run guix reconfigure inside the VM?

This depends on how one uses the virtual machines :-)

And even if it is not expected to run guix reconfigure on it: If one 
does, this but open a front door to the system - which is not what one 
wants.

Anyhow, thanks for sharing thoughts,

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Hartmut Goebel

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