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NixOS module: linger service user for cron worker scope

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1 open item. Fix merged in #111489 on 15 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #111489. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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0 issues and 1 PR.

These issues and PRs concern a NixOS module bug where cron workers cannot create a user scope because the service user is not lingered. The members focus on adding user lingering to enable restart-safe cron workers to function correctly.

Open issues0

No open issues.

Open PRs1

  • PR#110641fix(nix): linger the service user so restart-safe cron workers get a user manager

Fixes on record

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  • #111489 fix(nix): NixOS module lingers the service user so restart-safe cron workers get a user scope (#110628, salvage #110629)

    merged to main

    files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], nix/checks.nix, nix/nixosModules.nix, website/docs/getting-started/nix-setup.md

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #110629 fix(nix): linger the service uid so cron can create its worker scope · merged via another change → ec30eef, ea5757a, #110628
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#110628[Bug]: NixOS module — cron never runs on a system service (restart-safe worker cannot create its user scope)
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  • Link evidence (structural links throughout): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
  • Pairwise link density 0.50: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. 1.00 means every pair is linked.

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