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beatzaplenty 9bb626327f Unmount nixos-install's leftover chroot bind mounts before zpool export
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nixos-install bind-mounts /dev, /proc, /sys (and usually /run) into
/mnt to run the target's activation script in a chroot, and doesn't
unmount them again afterward. Left in place, those nested mounts made
ZFS refuse to unmount its own root dataset at /mnt: zpool export
failed with "cannot unmount '/mnt': pool or dataset busy", and because
of this script's set -e, that killed the script before it ever reached
reboot -- silently defeating the export-before-reboot fix from #40 on
every real run, which is why the ZFS-import stall kept recurring.
2026-07-22 04:07:32 +00:00
beatzaplenty 5d7a6327b7 Allow initrd emergency shell access on baremetal-gui
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The systemd-based initrd (default here, since this host has a ZFS
root) locks the root account by default, so sulogin refuses a shell
if something in the initrd fails and it drops to emergency mode --
confirmed live: it just loops re-entering the target instead of
prompting, making an initrd-level ZFS import failure impossible to
diagnose from the console. Only affects the pre-switch-root initrd
shell, not the installed system's own login.
2026-07-22 03:47:54 +00:00
beatzaplenty 0b9f124713 Merge pull request 'Export ZFS root pool before rebooting from the auto-installer' (#40) from worktree-fix-zfs-install-export into main
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Reviewed-on: #40
2026-07-22 03:22:32 +00:00
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@@ -25,4 +25,14 @@
enable = true;
enable32Bit = true;
};
# The systemd-based initrd (default here since this host has a ZFS root --
# see modules/disko/baremetal.nix) locks the root account by default, so
# sulogin refuses to hand over a shell if something in the initrd (e.g.
# the ZFS pool import) fails and it drops to emergency mode -- confirmed
# live: it just loops re-entering the target instead of prompting. This
# only affects the pre-switch-root initrd shell, not the installed
# system's own login, and is worth the tradeoff on a box already reachable
# at the physical console.
boot.initrd.systemd.emergencyAccess = true;
}
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@@ -179,6 +179,21 @@ nixos-install \
# makes boot stall waiting on the ZFS import. Exporting here (a no-op
# if the chosen host has no ZFS root, e.g. proxmox-*/linode-*) clears
# that in-use state so the next import, from any hostid, succeeds.
#
# nixos-install bind-mounts /dev, /proc, /sys (and usually /run) into
# /mnt to run the target's activation script (switch-to-configuration
# boot) in a chroot, and doesn't unmount them again once it's done.
# Left in place, those nested mounts make ZFS refuse to unmount its own
# root dataset at /mnt -- confirmed live: zpool export failed with
# "cannot unmount '/mnt': pool or dataset busy", and because of this
# script's `set -e`, that killed the script before it ever reached
# reboot, silently defeating the whole point of exporting first.
for chroot_mount in dev proc sys run; do
if mountpoint -q "/mnt/${chroot_mount}"; then
umount -R "/mnt/${chroot_mount}"
fi
done
if [[ -n "$(zpool list -H -o name 2>/dev/null)" ]]; then
echo "Exporting ZFS pool(s) before reboot..."
zpool export -a