Please generate scripts for mounting the nix-store volume and launching the nix-daemon
Author: novasharperCreated Sep 30, 2026Updated Sep 30, 2026
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It is very concerning and confusing to look at the list of apps allowed to run in the background in macOS settings and see entries that are just labelled sh.
Proposed solution
Generate scripts in /usr/local/bin that contain the commands that would be run by the plist entries and have the plists run those scripts. This makes it so that the script names show up on the settings page. Something like nix-launch-daemon.sh and nix-mount-volume.sh are much clearer. Also, when you click the search icon, it will take you to /usr/local/bin and you can check that the scripts are what they seem to be.
May be partially fixed by #5698 but that seems to be stalled (last response was in 2023).
Checklist
- checked latest Nix manual (source)
- checked open feature issues and pull requests for possible duplicates
- reviewed the contributing guide
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Source: NixOS/nix