diff --git a/doc/manual/rl-next/ignore-gc-delete-failure.md b/doc/manual/rl-next/ignore-gc-delete-failure.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..baaca5a92 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/rl-next/ignore-gc-delete-failure.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +synopsis: "New setting `ignore-gc-delete-failure` for local stores" +prs: [15054] +--- + +A new local store setting `ignore-gc-delete-failure` has been added. +When enabled, garbage collection will log warnings instead of failing when it cannot delete store paths. +This is useful when running Nix as an unprivileged user that may not have write access to all paths in the store. + +This setting is experimental and requires `--extra-experimental-features local-overlay-store`.