From 39091edb49ad0a3ca60178b81b6dcdd68f201df4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruno Victal Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 22:57:03 +0100 Subject: doc: Clarify 'user' field and key pairs in Daemon Offload. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup:): Clarify 'user' field of build-machine data type and the key pair used by guix archive. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès --- doc/guix.texi | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/guix.texi') diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 0691a97cd7..feb1d0375e 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ The system types the remote machine supports---e.g., @code{(list "x86_64-linux" "i686-linux")}. @item user -The user account to use when connecting to the remote machine over SSH. +The user account on the remote machine to use when connecting over SSH. Note that the SSH key pair must @emph{not} be passphrase-protected, to allow non-interactive logins. @@ -1501,6 +1501,11 @@ archives of files from the store (@pxref{Invoking guix archive}): # guix archive --generate-key @end example +@quotation Note +This key pair is not related to the SSH key pair that was previously +mentioned in the description of the @code{build-machine} data type. +@end quotation + @noindent Each build machine must authorize the key of the master machine so that it accepts store items it receives from the master: -- cgit v1.2.3