diff --git a/scripts/ensure-perms b/scripts/ensure-perms
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--- a/scripts/ensure-perms
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-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# ensures perms on a newly-built distribution are good.
-# usage: sudo ensure-perms /path/to/nix
-
-nix_path=$1
-chown root:root -R $nix_path
-chown root:nixbld $nix_path/store