guix/gnu/services/base.scm, branch master Transactional package manager, declarative GNU/Linux distribution, reproducible deployment tool, and more! https://guix.gnu.org Revert "services: nscd: Create /etc/resolv.conf if it does not exist." 2026-08-26T00:29:04+00:00 Maxim Cournoyer maxim@guixotic.coop 2026-08-24T07:20:46+00:00 836beed08e1d392fb3686852ecc749d9cd3117a7 This reverts commits 49f9d7f697d19870f01104cdb6a90a32aea87679 and c298fb133acbdc17e05a79c10ab9a9e214368264. Since glibc version 2.22 (Guix was already on 2.25 when these commits were introduced), nscd's inotify support is improved and can track a newly added /etc/resolv.conf. There is no need to create it beforehand. Fixes: #10192 Reported-by: brian cully <bjc@spork.org> 
This reverts commits 49f9d7f697d19870f01104cdb6a90a32aea87679 and
c298fb133acbdc17e05a79c10ab9a9e214368264.  Since glibc version 2.22 (Guix was
already on 2.25 when these commits were introduced), nscd's inotify support is
improved and can track a newly added /etc/resolv.conf.  There is no need to
create it beforehand.

Fixes: #10192
Reported-by: brian cully <bjc@spork.org>
gnu: services: Change (gnu packages wm) to (gnu packages window-management). 2026-07-14T17:00:39+00:00 Anderson Torres anderson.torres.8519@gmail.com 2026-06-18T20:38:16+00:00 650080f7a677a0227d461fa15b7c8437ef4db640 * gnu/services/base.scm: Change (gnu packages wm) to (gnu packages window-management). Change-Id: Ifb750c6ac9db6dff23825144e4890556fe3f6df5 Signed-off-by: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler@gmail.com> 
* gnu/services/base.scm: Change (gnu packages wm) to (gnu packages window-management).

Change-Id: Ifb750c6ac9db6dff23825144e4890556fe3f6df5
Signed-off-by: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler@gmail.com>
services: Fix typo. 2026-07-11T06:01:24+00:00 Julien Lepiller julien@lepiller.eu 2026-07-05T14:59:47+00:00 675e84a77efcfa059762c0fb29c6824ba794c5ec * gnu/services/base.scm (nwg-hello-configuration): Fix typo. * doc/guix.texi: Modify accordingly. Change-Id: I64d91588773978d45d8df3562ef4dde900da9bf0 
* gnu/services/base.scm (nwg-hello-configuration): Fix typo.
* doc/guix.texi: Modify accordingly.

Change-Id: I64d91588773978d45d8df3562ef4dde900da9bf0
services: guix: Factorize /etc/guix configuration file installation. 2026-06-29T21:19:31+00:00 Ludovic Courtès ludo@gnu.org 2026-05-26T15:30:42+00:00 ab28c1f6024ea9a72a7fdcd7ef1bac8867b897f0 This also fixes a bug in ‘install-channels-file’ whereby, if /etc/guix/channels.scm is a dangling symlink, the activation would go on calling ‘symlink’, which would fail with EEXIST. This is the same problem as was fixed in 91e1a457b567935784632b3aa0235a7a3b5d35f9 for /etc/guix/machines.scm and in e9cd72875e9bd07656c7926865310e6562f0b466 for /etc/guix/acl. * gnu/services/base.scm (guix-configuration-file-installation): New procedure. (substitute-key-authorization): Use it. (install-channels-file): Use it. (guix-machines-files-installation): Use it. Change-Id: I6eb245e329e83802fc8a0d12643e249a4474aa82 Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Merges: #8851 
This also fixes a bug in ‘install-channels-file’ whereby, if
/etc/guix/channels.scm is a dangling symlink, the activation would go on
calling ‘symlink’, which would fail with EEXIST.

This is the same problem as was fixed in
91e1a457b567935784632b3aa0235a7a3b5d35f9 for /etc/guix/machines.scm and in
e9cd72875e9bd07656c7926865310e6562f0b466 for /etc/guix/acl.

* gnu/services/base.scm (guix-configuration-file-installation): New procedure.
(substitute-key-authorization): Use it.
(install-channels-file): Use it.
(guix-machines-files-installation): Use it.

Change-Id: I6eb245e329e83802fc8a0d12643e249a4474aa82
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Merges: #8851
services: Add nwg-hello greeter for greetd. 2026-06-24T20:30:45+00:00 Sughosha sughosha@disroot.org 2026-04-14T18:20:30+00:00 c64bf4fe738b5e0232cc942c70e27002fb61a480 * gnu/services/base.scm (nwg-hello-configuration): New configuration. (nwg-hello-configuration-file): New variable. (nwg-hello-style): New configuration. (nwg-hello-stylesheet): New variable. (greetd-nwg-hello-sway-session): New configuration. (make-greetd-nwg-hello-sway-session-sway-config): New variable. (greetd-nwg-hello-sway-session-compiler): New gexp compiler. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document the new greeter. Merges: guix/guix!7644 Reviewed-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim@guixotic.coop> Signed-off-by: Sharlatan Hellseher <sharlatanus@gmail.com> 
* gnu/services/base.scm (nwg-hello-configuration): New configuration.
(nwg-hello-configuration-file): New variable.
(nwg-hello-style): New configuration.
(nwg-hello-stylesheet): New variable.
(greetd-nwg-hello-sway-session): New configuration.
(make-greetd-nwg-hello-sway-session-sway-config): New variable.
(greetd-nwg-hello-sway-session-compiler): New gexp compiler.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document the new greeter.

Merges: guix/guix!7644
Reviewed-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim@guixotic.coop>
Signed-off-by: Sharlatan Hellseher <sharlatanus@gmail.com>
services: syslog: Add pid file option. 2026-05-03T20:45:53+00:00 Yelninei yelninei@tutamail.com 2026-02-03T08:01:54+00:00 c0d0ba76e596abde0394f28136b844537f8c7470 Alternative syslogd implementations use a different pid file. * gnu/services/base.scm: Export all syslog-configuration accessors. (syslog-configuration): Add pid-file field. (syslog-shepherd-service-type): Use it. * doc/guix.texi (syslog-configuration): Document it. Change-Id: I9be9fc741d98d4f49a37fbcbb2c644db859cadc1 Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Merges: #6096 
Alternative syslogd implementations use a different pid file.

* gnu/services/base.scm: Export all syslog-configuration accessors.
(syslog-configuration): Add pid-file field.
(syslog-shepherd-service-type): Use it.
* doc/guix.texi (syslog-configuration): Document it.

Change-Id: I9be9fc741d98d4f49a37fbcbb2c644db859cadc1
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Merges: #6096
services: Add and use shepherd-signal-action. 2026-03-11T17:27:46+00:00 Yelninei yelninei@tutamail.com 2026-02-03T08:30:53+00:00 6eb6971f4d721fc8d648323f0dbd52d0697b2a7b * gnu/services/shepherd.scm (shepherd-signal-action): New procedure. * gnu/services/audio.scm (mpd-shepherd-service): Use it for actions. * gnu/services/base.scm (syslog-shepherd-service): * gnu/services/base.scm (dnsmasq-shepherd-service): * gnu/services/file-sharing.scm (transmission-daemon-shepherd-service): * gnu/services/monitoring.scm (vnstat-shepherd-service): * gnu/services/mail.scm (rspamd-shepherd-service): * doc/guix.texi (shepherd-signal-action): Document it. Change-Id: Ief5e00c7d430ec4aa28c3ef11d0ef9897793b45f Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Merges: #6097 
* gnu/services/shepherd.scm (shepherd-signal-action): New procedure.

* gnu/services/audio.scm (mpd-shepherd-service): Use it for actions.
* gnu/services/base.scm (syslog-shepherd-service):
* gnu/services/base.scm (dnsmasq-shepherd-service):
* gnu/services/file-sharing.scm (transmission-daemon-shepherd-service):
* gnu/services/monitoring.scm (vnstat-shepherd-service):
* gnu/services/mail.scm (rspamd-shepherd-service):

* doc/guix.texi (shepherd-signal-action): Document it.

Change-Id: Ief5e00c7d430ec4aa28c3ef11d0ef9897793b45f
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Merges: #6097
services: greetd: Fix Signal. 2026-03-01T01:52:22+00:00 Danny Milosavljevic dannym@friendly-machines.com 2025-12-23T21:26:06+00:00 31d7f1f4314bef7c0078343ebf805dd410a7bbcf * gnu/services/base.scm (%greetd-pam-mount-rules): Remove noexec. Closes: guix/guix#5083 Change-Id: Iede81a8afecc8d7213e9eb101ac7eeec3bb9632b 
* gnu/services/base.scm (%greetd-pam-mount-rules): Remove noexec.

Closes: guix/guix#5083
Change-Id: Iede81a8afecc8d7213e9eb101ac7eeec3bb9632b
services: static-networking: Add ‘scope’ field to <network-route>. 2026-02-06T19:49:02+00:00 Ludovic Courtès ludo@gnu.org 2026-01-09T22:07:49+00:00 f4d42db4377b3755564b55e7691c7865c1753545 * gnu/services/base.scm (assert-network-route-scope): New procedure. (<network-route>)[scope]: New field. (network-set-up/linux)[route-scope->constant]: New procedure. Use it to pass #:scope to ‘route-add’. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Setup): Document it. Fixes: guix/guix#4175 Reported-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> Change-Id: I24399eca6e691d63fa3d01be564060a3d693d650 Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Merges: #5507 
* gnu/services/base.scm (assert-network-route-scope): New procedure.
(<network-route>)[scope]: New field.
(network-set-up/linux)[route-scope->constant]: New procedure.
Use it to pass #:scope to ‘route-add’.
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Setup): Document it.

Fixes: guix/guix#4175
Reported-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
Change-Id: I24399eca6e691d63fa3d01be564060a3d693d650
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Merges: #5507
services: static-networking: Tweak error messages. 2026-02-06T19:49:02+00:00 Ludovic Courtès ludo@gnu.org 2026-01-09T22:17:57+00:00 1bd2dd9020d9c4844c9be32be358cf832d6696a8 * gnu/services/base.scm (assert-network-link-mac-address): Change error message string to conform to standards. (assert-network-link-type): Change to ‘define-with-syntax-properties’ since previously it would reject a non-literal symbol. Adjust message string. Change-Id: I0a8b9d7512ca7567f9d60eb15ad6fb4e05020e48 Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> 
* gnu/services/base.scm (assert-network-link-mac-address): Change error
message string to conform to standards.
(assert-network-link-type): Change to ‘define-with-syntax-properties’ since
previously it would reject a non-literal symbol.  Adjust message string.

Change-Id: I0a8b9d7512ca7567f9d60eb15ad6fb4e05020e48
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>