I just updated my nixpkgs input and now thenodejs-20.20.2 package (prolly used by another package and idk why) is flagged as insecure, no big deal i just gotta add it to nixpkgs.config.permittedInsecurePackages, which I do:
nixpkgs.config.permittedInsecurePackages = [
"nodejs-20.20.2"
"electron-38.8.4"
];
Execpt that it STILL doesn’t rebuild and tells me the same error message as when I didn’t have added it to the permitted insecure packages
error: Refusing to evaluate package 'nodejs-20.20.2' in /nix/store/1hb1glkkpl6vjjpfrwzmvjyvhcyqfxfk-source/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix:689 because it is marked as insecure
Known issues:
- This NodeJS release has reached its end of life. See https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/.
You can install it anyway by allowing this package, using the
following methods:
a) To temporarily allow all insecure packages, you can use an environment
variable for a single invocation of the nix tools:
$ export NIXPKGS_ALLOW_INSECURE=1
Note: When using `nix shell`, `nix build`, `nix develop`, etc with a flake,
then pass `--impure` in order to allow use of environment variables.
b) for `nixos-rebuild` you can add ‘nodejs-20.20.2’ to
`nixpkgs.config.permittedInsecurePackages` in the configuration.nix,
like so:
{
nixpkgs.config.permittedInsecurePackages = [
"nodejs-20.20.2"
];
}
c) For `nix-env`, `nix-build`, `nix-shell` or any other Nix command you can add
‘nodejs-20.20.2’ to `permittedInsecurePackages` in
~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix, like so:
{
permittedInsecurePackages = [
"nodejs-20.20.2"
];
}
not sure what to do when the option to allow insecure packages does not allow insecure packages, weirdly enough tho it works just fine with


that kinda sucks, i tried to un-override all flakes ik could use nodejs so they can use their verson of nixpkgs (which should allow nodejs 20) but nope still broken
Welp sorry for pushing you in the wrong direction
it’s okay that was a good guess