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This requirement is noted in the original PR that added this infrastructure: #478109, but didn't make it into the docs.

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This requirement is noted in the original PR that added this
infrastructure: <NixOS#478109>, but
didn't make it into the docs.
@jfly jfly requested a review from kmein March 24, 2026 11:25
@nixpkgs-ci nixpkgs-ci Bot added 10.rebuild-linux: 1-10 This PR causes between 1 and 10 packages to rebuild on Linux. 10.rebuild-darwin: 0 This PR does not cause any packages to rebuild on Darwin. 6.topic: nixos Issues or PRs affecting NixOS modules, or package usability issues specific to NixOS 8.has: documentation This PR adds or changes documentation labels Mar 24, 2026

```nix
{
nix.settings.sandbox-paths = [ "/dev/net" ];

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/dev/net is shown here?

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Urg, I cannot read. Thank you.

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Nevermind, wasn't reading the whole thing.

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6.topic: nixos Issues or PRs affecting NixOS modules, or package usability issues specific to NixOS 8.has: documentation This PR adds or changes documentation 10.rebuild-darwin: 0 This PR does not cause any packages to rebuild on Darwin. 10.rebuild-linux: 1-10 This PR causes between 1 and 10 packages to rebuild on Linux.

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