nixops does not provide nix-build with SSH credentials for OS X-based builds

[wmertens]

Creating separate issue for this, see #260 (comment) and the history in that issue.

Right now, if you want to build a VM from OS X, you need get nixops to boot your VM, then SSH in, add your own SSH credentials, and only then building via the NIX_REMOTE_SYSTEMS will work.

NixOps should call nix-build with an environment that allows nix-build to use the NixOps SSH key.

[tomberek]

What are the full instructions for the "workaround?"

[kirelagin]

I am not really sure whether this issue is still relevant or not. (I’ve sent a longer email to the mailing list, it would be great if you could help me firure out all the details, @wmertens.)

With NIX_REMOTE= the remote building code in nixops/deployment.py kicks in and, in my case, the deployment succeeds without me having to do anything manually. Does this mean that his particular issue is resolved nowadays?

[wmertens]

Closing because it seems to have been fixed at some point.

[kirelagin]

It’s weird but now it does not work, I had to add my pwersonal key, to make nixops deploy ssh and build remotely 🤔.