Error: Permission denied (os error 13)

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When I run with sudo:

/nix/store/smy2vqg1mg2nfwmcx2yqyr7af82cfdac-agenix-0.13.0/bin/agenix: line 162: EDITOR: unbound variable

$HOME ('/home/user') is not owned by you, falling back to the one defined in the 'passwd' file ('/root')

Do i need chown 777?

• without capital E it works. -e

So it seems like I can edit all the files like this ryantm:

sudo -e nix run github:ryantm/agenix -- -e mainserver-user-password.age -i /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key

because:

let
  mainpc = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIL6Tk94ilarqQZZ36ZWEi5U14nQwS/bqHkkTt7BOWxX0 root@mainpc";
  mainserver = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIHugugwi3IeKQ74mNbP50YrU9gfspmhgUWF7WDTCrjo3 root@mainserver";
  systems = [ mainpc mainserver ];
in
{
  "mainpc-root-password.age".publicKeys = [ mainpc ];
  "mainpc-user-password.age".publicKeys = [ mainpc ];
  "mainserver-root-password.age".publicKeys = [ mainserver ];
  "mainserver-user-password.age".publicKeys = [ mainserver ];
  "mainserver-postgres-password.age".publicKeys = [ mainserver ];
}

because I did not give permission

because:

let
  mainpc = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIL6Tk94ilarqQZZ36ZWEi5U14nQwS/bqHkkTt7BOWxX0 root@mainpc";
  mainserver = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIHugugwi3IeKQ74mNbP50YrU9gfspmhgUWF7WDTCrjo3 root@mainserver";
  systems = [ mainpc mainserver ];
in
{
  "mainpc-root-password.age".publicKeys = [ mainpc ];
  "mainpc-user-password.age".publicKeys = [ mainpc ];
  "mainserver-root-password.age".publicKeys = [ mainserver ];
  "mainserver-user-password.age".publicKeys = [ mainserver ];
  "mainserver-postgres-password.age".publicKeys = [ mainserver ];
}

I did not give mainpc permission to do that

In reply to @cole-h:matrix.org
Try `sudo -E`

In reply to @ryantm:matrix.org
I feel you. The docs and set up are built up on an understanding of how SSH keys are distributed and if you don't come with that knowledge it is going to be hard mode! I should try to write a from scratch tutorial.