Problem lustrating Debian 9

I am following NIXOS_LUSTRATE steps just as described in manual and I’ve stumbled upon the following error on system install step:

$ nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/system -f '<nixpkgs/nixos>' -I nixos-config=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix -iA system
installing 'nixos-system-nixos-19.03.173553.6420e2649fa'
these derivations will be built:
  /nix/store/00p3lfhvb8aaspcb8k1h8px5irpg1rl8-unit-script-nscd-pre-start.drv
  /nix/store/066lq4zy7fx6ry5i8i8gvkgk2a5s8bc8-etc-hosts.drv
  /nix/store/082jnd2415p19l3129jqd9yzbnrflwxg-install-grub.pl.drv
  /nix/store/rwm5hb1h93ry9f9g85b4lj7rk5ij38lg-pam-environment.drv
  /nix/store/08vvny7yc0dhbinqfl9azrzhgszsiq08-su.pam.drv
  /nix/store/0bwhb7yx0ha5fzkl4aaw8qrzdj3p8dm5-unit-getty-.service.drv
  /nix/store/8hdfg9h7fkan37h2v0w0142n91vvm7f8-kbd-env.drv
  /nix/store/sa2sng1hwjbcjsgg5fmjvrain96c1l05-vconsole.conf.drv
  /nix/store/0dp0vnhk40rjccy1db024gjkb28fbyyp-unit-systemd-vconsole-setup.service.drv
  /nix/store/kh9g0zra1mmkxm5vfvl85l2s13nhx8nl-unit-script-post-resume-start.drv
  /nix/store/0j61clgb9ib76sd56m7xnpahd1jb867y-unit-post-resume.service.drv
  /nix/store/xbgs6n6ma1hlvd5xs107q9xl1sjdg3dl-nixos-container.drv
  /nix/store/0n1p85jis5f45jlglfv1lbkzd3gw9fa8-reload-container.drv
  /nix/store/0qzbqlwbj0jjvdph7j9zyrxpf4qk3fhi-i3lock-color.pam.drv
  /nix/store/12b8rshj3pslilp5hnl1drmiqhlqcbaz-screen.pam.drv
  /nix/store/dwpn61v0s6dhcnzdihlf42zxb7asms19-nixos-rebuild.drv
  /nix/store/wlnpp9bw671krhy7dxyj1pn4d67b49pi-unit-script-nixos-upgrade-start.drv
  /nix/store/1ibciqcrwj0ly9xbhvc0c05fwqmj8mx7-unit-nixos-upgrade.service.drv
  /nix/store/1z1v7hq3f8fs81ff7a2wvy1jhsrc83gb-useradd.drv
  /nix/store/25d9dqxcdzw3068imnv9yz3fzayhvy0q-unit-keys.target.drv
  /nix/store/2k4d1diynf9kmmh9dwjl66nyqjvw6gya-wb-authorized_keys.drv
  /nix/store/2v1g68305spznk1akqh0g8s11ckypwrc-unit-script-network-setup-start.drv
  /nix/store/2wqgaiihrgyjb71p2wf4gzkf2nlzhymx-unit-audit.service.drv
  /nix/store/34iasdraf243dbpxq5y4yl6c6i7ysnr3-xlock.pam.drv
  /nix/store/37dpfk75scp3m6liglfql8zypaqfcp3f-unit-mdadm-grow-continue-.service.drv
  /nix/store/3bhkbmrf99xl0gp2lh6c3p0wwwdb29rw-login.defs.drv
  /nix/store/3fqp6frlbgdidg4qv4bb635g10qqm073-other.pam.drv
  /nix/store/3hqnznz0g39b6savfqaa971rlnsf6b6s-unit-script-network-local-commands-start.drv
  /nix/store/3makh27vcbgzwa1wcck4lrpyqlmizwha-nixos-build-vms.drv
  /nix/store/3n8qa9wgvfdlh95dz9s0kjb7y13wb6cq-unit-post-resume.target.drv
  /nix/store/3s4j67x7hyd87d8f4m25pxnpa8xzv35v-unit-systemd-journal-gatewayd.socket.drv
  /nix/store/40lqwbmamz2n1n4zix7ljb04vwc5i6c4-unit-network-interfaces.target.drv
  /nix/store/9db768n85v0rsw3illn8g8rinqph1sp0-nixos-option.drv
  /nix/store/dndy1n2mbg2yxn67bdb9gz20iwm27fri-nixos-help.drv
  /nix/store/i39kgqnwc61gyng5m0l68gx9v6zv6mgg-nixos-version.drv
  /nix/store/454nxl7wm9wpid5a3swz0nwhi9xcdnpv-system-path.drv
  /nix/store/4di95gsgraxyvzd0r8qs50ijy5nn2g4n-unit-remote-fs.target.drv
  /nix/store/5k565vymvrqvakjfgrkzdgd30c8wqybv-unit-systemd-logind.service.drv
  /nix/store/5qj9mdwbld79h26rsbyd1g83v2r53pgl-unit-script-pre-sleep-start.drv
  /nix/store/5shiaca4n0ybwjgcrnpkphwznkk0mwv8-usermod.pam.drv
  /nix/store/5xdvvp27hws36c9x9r52c5067mnqvqfq-unit-script-container_-start.drv
  /nix/store/6ahwxv8z9m1vkiskbp5p15my70rm00ry-unit-nix-daemon.socket.drv
  /nix/store/6jcjfmynpa25xjl5z5xpywq35hdrfck5-chsh.pam.drv
  /nix/store/6ma9nh7mgzmm7j0p3lb61i5h5mlgy9fa-unit-user-runtime-dir-.service.drv
  /nix/store/7abv44bkvgny6r0d18wmrq1p5zfz7yx5-unit-systemd-update-utmp.service.drv
  /nix/store/7q4j172fjvdp5ci8cjjwji2rh6hcqfnl-unit-systemd-backlight-.service.drv
  /nix/store/7y8k5g9r5hbrn8qszifizi78d6k5fidf-groupmems.pam.drv
  /nix/store/7yd71z50lbvpj449db3icgsg8kc5hz91-chfn.pam.drv
  /nix/store/88vgg58fzcs2dx32fiymh25zj10vxznz-useradd.pam.drv
  /nix/store/89hhy55viamcqfh9ipp439zar9056d80-cups.pam.drv
  /nix/store/8gixjm30497lma3hppl8cmkdbf9hrrfd-unit-script-container_-pre-stop.drv
  /nix/store/8whi9qx1m85c8xy62dg38gqmybdmpsj5-unit-local-fs.target.drv
  /nix/store/95mm085mzyxpdf0vrs2gyklqq99wj8if-unit-save-hwclock.service.drv
  /nix/store/98x5jisgg4qfr1yn7jga7xzig5m4c25b-unit-systemd-timesyncd.service.drv
  /nix/store/9hxabjlv5pz820dwrjmw867kfhv9xs4g-i3lock.pam.drv
  /nix/store/9l28sg93rc2h4b9lxri77xpnwp5423k9-unit-multi-user.target.drv
  /nix/store/cj1nihhk9paywf0fpkzkbsv6lcz47hxl-dbus-1.drv
  /nix/store/9qxz1qb7w7l48kp27dz67kqhcfhvsg57-unit-dbus.service.drv
  /nix/store/9wh50rhnrx3j0mr84crgci869cjj9dx3-unit-cpufreq.service.drv
  /nix/store/w57nwfjqavknn4dsp4d8hd2dxa5fg6hw-set-environment.drv
  /nix/store/ag5b490drpk3fg181x0dr4jsxyb56bg7-etc-profile.drv
  /nix/store/aid6h508bsr8jf9chx0166sxfv7r03dh-xscreensaver.pam.drv
  /nix/store/aj0df371svvkj9a9jgv62qmx7n561p53-vlock.pam.drv
  /nix/store/b3prfx6x9jd3l0mlqgx0ld711z8azgbp-smb-dummy.conf.drv
  /nix/store/b4y9f8wrqmdmhzwbmhjjdp39naxac79k-groupadd.pam.drv
  /nix/store/b6pjp845zfhal0x9kqjwihd8w5yxclgh-runuser.pam.drv
  /nix/store/blj6xkhl2hkw71k6q5y7r78y1is0fyr2-hwdb.bin.drv
  /nix/store/c79j517fps4sm5f71dg4hly1k8n9igvl-unit-systemd-timedated.service.drv
  /nix/store/ccxfvhjpr48dwzj8xklx01qs89gbp146-unit-dbus.service.drv
  /nix/store/cr6c27bhsnh7sy21rjdhbmfyq0qllipk-install-grub.sh.drv
  /nix/store/d9f7r06885xzqk99gs7rm3wmis0za6kf-kernel-modules-shrunk.drv
  /nix/store/zsspxlv9p5yzplsggd451pmns9iybkip-initrd-fsinfo.drv
  /nix/store/f8zfzgzx90ac2c7gpmyx036qjx6m6l8m-stage-1-init.sh.drv
  /nix/store/ry52i4ah089apbk5l2qfxwsh6ksd72m4-mdadm.conf.drv
  /nix/store/d1q5wcfy3bc7yx8yh6i97n51029v8h09-initrd.drv
  /nix/store/d2pm2x82q12f25mwr1f9yxia1kl7nshc-locale.conf.drv
  /nix/store/d4cvjkbnrxck02l4rxhs6p0mv3yacibz-unit-script-sshd-pre-start.drv
  /nix/store/d9mp12lf00vsfjzxyifkjrx4c1yw5ywn-unit-nix-optimise.service.drv
  /nix/store/ddng8ls3q2q75jpbclpfaqv92fjkp0qk-unit-systemd-remount-fs.service.drv
  /nix/store/ns7vh87dy64lcdzgh0f9b22yc849qhp4-unit-dbus.socket.drv
  /nix/store/kg0k32b9xfi1zgq8w6c7540gys4qhl98-unit-script-nixos-activation-start.drv
  /nix/store/p7hnwfqyl85kvid5jkj4qhlgqrjhi2hy-unit-nixos-activation.service.drv
  /nix/store/qb8zzx1cqn8lbq5f2im0afddqjrc8vlv-unit-graphical-session.target.drv
  /nix/store/diq5njj9hjilzyl1f1r67lqvscrhqncj-user-units.drv
  /nix/store/f97iygw869rw750mi7fcg3ddkfdgplnm-udev-path.drv
  /nix/store/fdmqdc58m8ia001r3mr2shfrgbrsn4im-groupdel.pam.drv
  /nix/store/ghqcpzxixfjzjns0zsqm0hblc2kjmmvg-systemd-user.pam.drv
  /nix/store/wi41p5azj87ijdxvwq3pdda1jyiixhcv-unit-script-nscd-post-start.drv
  /nix/store/gkl5vxbc3m0n2vcr8j6jw51gmsxqj0n2-unit-nscd.service.drv
  /nix/store/gkpxvkkpdcjdpx8ygsh3b1vn6ivxr2xp-groupmod.pam.drv
  /nix/store/hzpy55lz43a2v9z5pj939g6pq5yh6c4n-unit-mdmon-.service.drv
  /nix/store/i666218dn982xwz02yb4r8qh2phk7l6x-login.pam.drv
  /nix/store/i85zmahgsfkw63jdvwyjx56iwdpm4nzv-unit-systemd-fsck-.service.drv
  /nix/store/ihjgaz5wxk4xvpl8isbxfghzf5k432mk-unit-console-getty.service-disabled.drv
  /nix/store/xwn08arngmqdcklhzyhg2wrx80fp4gc6-local-cmds.drv
  /nix/store/ix53l8m146i8jn2dwrkp3973y275mg53-stage-2-init.sh.drv
  /nix/store/jjasfalzgzvr31j5hl2sl8r1rsv64ab0-unit-systemd-sysctl.service.drv
  /nix/store/jxn7adw75fvg7wy09rf5jqnz13yk83mf-unit-mdadm-shutdown.service.drv
  /nix/store/krq8l72wv440p80x7a4wabcx317v9m6v-unit-network-setup.service.drv
  /nix/store/lx7l673w641g8hprh2hh2x3d7088j7kx-unit-polkit.service.drv
  /nix/store/mlvl660d4k7m3izda6a4sqwch3xd0z51-unit-systemd-journald.service.drv
  /nix/store/mrcilp5ig0v6i2j03g5yhziqh5gnyr4r-unit-sshd.service.drv
  /nix/store/mzl4rs0njyxidbr34rxkqw0snbvgblqc-unit-rngd.service.drv
  /nix/store/v8iybcnvvzq5167rldnqghvv4fhjfsaa-unit-script-nix-gc-start.drv
  /nix/store/nb8mz9cqi4vsdr3kqrfkk5h7yrz6r735-unit-nix-gc.service.drv
  /nix/store/nihkklq8jz6gxpmfxg88xsrwfnr1z3gq-unit-user-.service.drv
  /nix/store/qsrrl27cs37fdq6kr2p8f8ca6whab7ky-unit-script-prepare-kexec-start.drv
  /nix/store/nizzrbn6b5c9kdxla9v4c5941qnw92nv-unit-prepare-kexec.service.drv
  /nix/store/v35540fl9ivw1r6510wpag8z0n7nzh24-nixos.conf.drv
  /nix/store/nkzl01slfmqibgiyrm9cs4xmbybiiki4-unit-systemd-modules-load.service.drv
  /nix/store/p9ay4riv2wharrc6bhagkff2idc0i5i8-unit-pre-sleep.service.drv
  /nix/store/pjhrx5c73wpl40qmqx8vi41lg29gdj6d-unit-systemd-udev-settle.service.drv
  /nix/store/q9rcgrdpy1nzffdpq2zgdkwwxhwr5h7j-unit-systemd-journal-flush.service.drv
  /nix/store/qapmqh70rbhpwimsk3faz2xg9ghn8v8l-unit-container-getty-.service.drv
  /nix/store/rcvvdsd9flidj1xzk71a1s43m2cs49js-unit-systemd-binfmt.service.drv
  /nix/store/sw6dcz5bjcp0xp3v6lx7shrz4s1r83xl-unit-network-local-commands.service.drv
  /nix/store/vvxbglbdxc42qpabkl4hdzgak0qq2607-unit-dhcpcd.service.drv
  /nix/store/knr453aic67pvr71rxa9xyvnwkz9whn3-unit-script-container_-post-start.drv
  /nix/store/rff60g80ws7yhfmpgxppdq5n070967kn-unit-script-container_-pre-start.drv
  /nix/store/warysb3pkd4grk7xii55xjynbr0az842-unit-container-.service.drv
  /nix/store/wdi7dlx8amsbgmn1nyhi40104zqwlfsa-unit-systemd-random-seed.service.drv
  /nix/store/rn996ych4c8y35i2xvv0icdq709x3hsv-nix.conf.drv
  /nix/store/wlnvzjh1kqdrzwp2q9cbl5mlabavcqdd-unit-nix-daemon.service.drv
  /nix/store/wxyg2r9a1cnv61wa6phjlpj80kzyhmp0-unit-fs.target.drv
  /nix/store/y0xd7p7aydbrm5bhd6h9m1mhh8wgikxw-unit-network-online.target.drv
  /nix/store/y2gk9jn7bb9c6npkn3gz40nrl8nadgay-unit-serial-getty-.service.drv
  /nix/store/y4j8bhxwhgjymskzmgw1vfd0d63bsws7-unit-systemd-user-sessions.service.drv
  /nix/store/y4yx7ah0mv4h7l86mzzibz6hp1h1fslj-unit-systemd-udevd.service.drv
  /nix/store/jhiwnj19gydnyk3ss09xk4n9bcds41a7-system-units.drv
  /nix/store/jr9md3f6n0mrwph66saljkzw9kkji33v-sudo.pam.drv
  /nix/store/lcdyhafgfbbbr4i0gnqlxjmkb0cvc85i-passwd.pam.drv
  /nix/store/mjrhfv2lg47qa8cx72x81d3n2gpd4z0n-chpasswd.pam.drv
  /nix/store/nl6wiwv1ray13rrhjkwsfycb3jb0gaf6-etc-hostname.drv
  /nix/store/p9kjgkgnjn0r937ibq11m9hqcsgx99pk-runuser-l.pam.drv
  /nix/store/pn2a7jkjlwl5yq3i7z1ymbk4ya142knc-etc-nixos.conf.drv
  /nix/store/rn4fx9gbjcmw4pzghklxng3w1kxcnn12-issue.drv
  /nix/store/sw60zlp8p2i2hmiglic1i8rrx556irpv-userdel.pam.drv
  /nix/store/xjlvpxfkdvinhzwm07fn2lczga2m6vmp-polkit-1.pam.drv
  /nix/store/yrsyqd9vbdd14yglwk0g8n78rccv01nm-sshd.pam.drv
  /nix/store/z960iwwq8pmwabjvc0ik859zbzwqiak5-ftp.pam.drv
  /nix/store/zwhbddnfhlhhj769c3ic2v1zbnz0qr6r-udev-rules.drv
  /nix/store/kgj4zjp6pibcvjsffllryc6dk4f1zzpw-etc.drv
  /nix/store/psk4hj0k9dhhdzmj5fpm32jark8bgsrx-nixos-system-nixos-19.03.173553.6420e2649fa.drv
building '/nix/store/nl6wiwv1ray13rrhjkwsfycb3jb0gaf6-etc-hostname.drv'...
/nix/store/1930ls2j0ay6pgk1lzf5fnj6qsfrkffx-stdenv-linux/setup: line 804: /build/env-vars: No such file or directory
building '/nix/store/066lq4zy7fx6ry5i8i8gvkgk2a5s8bc8-etc-hosts.drv'...
/nix/store/1930ls2j0ay6pgk1lzf5fnj6qsfrkffx-stdenv-linux/setup: line 804: /build/env-vars: No such file or directory
building '/nix/store/pn2a7jkjlwl5yq3i7z1ymbk4ya142knc-etc-nixos.conf.drv'...
/nix/store/1930ls2j0ay6pgk1lzf5fnj6qsfrkffx-stdenv-linux/setup: line 804: /build/env-vars: No such file or directory
building '/nix/store/blj6xkhl2hkw71k6q5y7r78y1is0fyr2-hwdb.bin.drv'...
/nix/store/1930ls2j0ay6pgk1lzf5fnj6qsfrkffx-stdenv-linux/setup: line 804: /build/env-vars: No such file or directory
unpacking sources
/nix/store/1930ls2j0ay6pgk1lzf5fnj6qsfrkffx-stdenv-linux/setup: line 804: /build/env-vars: No such file or directory
variable $src or $srcs should point to the source
builder for '/nix/store/blj6xkhl2hkw71k6q5y7r78y1is0fyr2-hwdb.bin.drv' failed with exit code 1
cannot build derivation '/nix/store/kgj4zjp6pibcvjsffllryc6dk4f1zzpw-etc.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
building '/nix/store/zsspxlv9p5yzplsggd451pmns9iybkip-initrd-fsinfo.drv'...
cannot build derivation '/nix/store/psk4hj0k9dhhdzmj5fpm32jark8bgsrx-nixos-system-nixos-19.03.173553.6420e2649fa.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
error: build of '/nix/store/psk4hj0k9dhhdzmj5fpm32jark8bgsrx-nixos-system-nixos-19.03.173553.6420e2649fa.drv' failed

I am running Debian 9 and using nixos-19.03 channel. Does something missing on my Debian system?

What is in your /etc/nix/nix.conf?

Output suggests that you are building in sandbox.

I only have /etc/nixos/configuration.nix as I am using NIXOS_LUSTRATE (2.5.4 section of user manual).

# Edit this configuration file to define what should be installed on
# your system.  Help is available in the configuration.nix(5) man page
# and in the NixOS manual (accessible by running ‘nixos-help’).

{ config, pkgs, ... }:

{
  imports =
    [ # Include the results of the hardware scan.
      ./hardware-configuration.nix
    ];

  # Use the GRUB 2 boot loader.
  boot.loader.grub.enable = true;
  boot.loader.grub.version = 2;
  boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/md0";
  # boot.loader.grub.efiSupport = true;
  # boot.loader.grub.efiInstallAsRemovable = true;
  # boot.loader.efi.efiSysMountPoint = "/boot/efi";
  # Define on which hard drive you want to install Grub.
  # boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda"; # or "nodev" for efi only

  # networking.hostName = "nixos"; # Define your hostname.
  # networking.wireless.enable = true;  # Enables wireless support via wpa_supplicant.

  # Configure network proxy if necessary
  # networking.proxy.default = "http://user:password@proxy:port/";
  # networking.proxy.noProxy = "127.0.0.1,localhost,internal.domain";

  # Select internationalisation properties.
  # i18n = {
  #   consoleFont = "Lat2-Terminus16";
  #   consoleKeyMap = "us";
  #   defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
  # };

  # Set your time zone.
  # time.timeZone = "Europe/Amsterdam";

  # List packages installed in system profile. To search, run:
  # $ nix search wget
  # environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
  #   wget vim
  # ];

  # Some programs need SUID wrappers, can be configured further or are
  # started in user sessions.
  # programs.mtr.enable = true;
  # programs.gnupg.agent = { enable = true; enableSSHSupport = true; };

  # List services that you want to enable:

  # Enable the OpenSSH daemon.
  services.openssh.enable = true;

  # Open ports in the firewall.
  # networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ ... ];
  # networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ ... ];
  # Or disable the firewall altogether.
  networking.firewall.enable = false;

  # Enable CUPS to print documents.
  # services.printing.enable = true;

  # Enable sound.
  # sound.enable = true;
  # hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true;

  # Enable the X11 windowing system.
  # services.xserver.enable = true;
  # services.xserver.layout = "us";
  # services.xserver.xkbOptions = "eurosign:e";

  # Enable touchpad support.
  # services.xserver.libinput.enable = true;

  # Enable the KDE Desktop Environment.
  # services.xserver.displayManager.sddm.enable = true;
  # services.xserver.desktopManager.plasma5.enable = true;

  # Define a user account. Don't forget to set a password with ‘passwd’.
  # users.users.jane = {
  #   isNormalUser = true;
  #   extraGroups = [ "wheel" ]; # Enable ‘sudo’ for the user.
  # };
  users.users.jane = {
    isNormalUser = true;
    extraGroups = [ "wheel" ]; # Enable ‘sudo’ for the user.
    openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [ "my key" ];
    hashedPassword = "$my hash$";
  };

  users.users.root.initialHashedPassword = "$my hash$";

  # This value determines the NixOS release with which your system is to be
  # compatible, in order to avoid breaking some software such as database
  # servers. You should change this only after NixOS release notes say you
  # should.
  system.stateVersion = "19.03"; # Did you read the comment?

}