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Install Nix on macOS 15.0
NIX_FIRST_BUILD_UID=600 sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)

I got an issue installing Nix on latest macOS 15.0 (Sequioa), looks like 3xx uids are reserved by some new built-in users.

This should fix your issue: NIX_FIRST_BUILD_UID=600

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0x77dev commented Aug 8, 2024

For determinate installer:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/experimental-nix-installer/main/nix-installer.sh | sh -s install --nix-build-user-id-base 400 --nix-build-group-id 40000

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0x77dev commented Aug 8, 2024

In case of SSL errors:

sudo rm /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
sudo ln -s /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt

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