From 49c1fe2dbaacc9d6852ca86ff95bf8970b62aaf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Colin <colin@uninsane.org>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:12:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] doc: show how to fix perms when migrating devices

---
 doc/migrating-storage-device.md | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/migrating-storage-device.md b/doc/migrating-storage-device.md
index 3d97297db..94fecc909 100644
--- a/doc/migrating-storage-device.md
+++ b/doc/migrating-storage-device.md
@@ -34,4 +34,11 @@ $ sudo btrfs subvolume create new/persist
 $ rsync -arv old/persist/ new/persist/
 ```
 
-5. insert the disk into the system, and boot!
+5. ensure/fix ownership
+```
+$ chmod -R a+rX new/nix
+# or, let the nix daemon do it:
+$ nix copy --no-check-sigs --to new $(nix-build -A hosts.moby)
+```
+```
+6. insert the disk into the system, and boot!