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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2020-05-08 16:15:33 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2020-05-08 16:30:50 +0200
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services: Add descriptions.
* gnu/services/dbus.scm (polkit-service-type)[description]: New field. * gnu/services/dict.scm (dicod-service-type)[description]: New field. * gnu/services/dns.scm (knot-service-type)[description]: New field. * gnu/services/networking.scm (dhcpd-service-type)[description]: New field. * gnu/services/shepherd.scm (shepherd-root-service-type)[description]: New field. * gnu/services/xorg.scm (slim-service-type)[description]: New field. (screen-locker-service-type)[description]: New field. * gnu/system/pam.scm (pam-root-service-type)[description]: New field. * gnu/system/shadow.scm (account-service-type)[description]: New field.
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@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@
(extensions (list (service-extension boot-service-type
shepherd-boot-gexp)
(service-extension profile-service-type
- (const (list shepherd)))))))
+ (const (list shepherd)))))
+ (description
+ "Run the GNU Shepherd as PID 1---i.e., the operating system's first
+process. The Shepherd takes care of managing services such as daemons by
+ensuring they are started and stopped in the right order.")))
(define %shepherd-root-service
;; The root shepherd service, aka. PID 1. Its parameter is a list of