error: mounting /dev/pts: Operation not permitted

[xunfeng1980]

Describe the bug

sudo HOME=/root /nix/store/lsr79q5xqd9dv97wn87x12kzax8s8i1s-nix-2.13.2/bin/nix-env -i /nix/store/lsr79q5xqd9dv97wn87x12kzax8s8i1s-nix-2.13.2 --show-trace
installing 'nix-2.13.2'
error:
… while setting up the build environment

   error: mounting /dev/pts: Operation not permitted

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Ubuntu 20.04 install nix

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Please run nix-shell -p nix-info --run "nix-info -m" and paste the result.

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[roberth]

Thanks for reporting. This appears to be a problem with the nix installer setting up its sandbox on ubuntu. I'll move the issue from nixpkgs to nix.
I suspect that this may have worked before #3600 was merged, so Nix <= 2.12.0.

[thufschmitt]

Discussed during the Nix maintainers meeting on 2024-02-16.

@xunfeng1980 is that still an issue? If so, can you try with --option sandbox false?

Old and not actionable atm.

• @roberth: might be due to an old kernel (Ubuntu 20.03, so old)
• @thufschmitt: Might be our “can we sandbox” check that's not exhaustive enough and doesn't detect that it's not possible in that case
• Decision: Add a comment on the issue asking for status, and react based on that

[nixos-discourse]

This issue has been mentioned on NixOS Discourse. There might be relevant details there:

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2024-02-16-nix-team-meeting-minutes-124/39870/1