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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2016-03-04 10:51:45 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2016-03-04 11:48:52 +0100
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doc: Mention syslogd configuration.
* gnu/services/base.scm (syslog-service): Add xref to Inetutils in the docstring. (%default-syslog.conf): Export. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Update accordingly.
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@@ -6984,10 +6984,14 @@ external name servers do not even need to be queried.
@end defvr
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} syslog-service [#:config-file #f]
-Return a service that runs @code{syslogd}. If configuration file name
-@var{config-file} is not specified, use some reasonable default
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} syslog-service @
+ [#:config-file @var{%default-syslog.conf}]
+Return a service that runs @command{syslogd}. If configuration file
+name @var{config-file} is not specified, use some reasonable default
settings.
+
+@xref{syslogd invocation,,, inetutils, GNU Inetutils}, for more
+information on the configuration file syntax.
@end deffn
@anchor{guix-configuration-type}