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diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index 7ef6db8ad4..669027f6d1 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -1497,31 +1497,34 @@ given @var{config}---an @code{<nscd-configuration>} object. @xref{Name
Service Switch}, for an example."
(service nscd-service-type config))
-;; Snippet adapted from the GNU inetutils manual.
+;;; Snippet adapted from the GNU inetutils manual.
(define %default-syslog.conf
- (plain-file "syslog.conf" "
- # Log all error messages, authentication messages of
- # level notice or higher and anything of level err or
- # higher to the console.
- # Don't log private authentication messages!
- *.alert;auth.notice;authpriv.none -/dev/console
+ (plain-file "syslog.conf" "\
+# See info '(inetutils) syslogd invocation' for the documentation
+# of the syslogd configuration syntax.
- # Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
- # Don't log private authentication messages!
- *.info;mail.none;authpriv.none -/var/log/messages
+# Log all error messages, authentication messages of
+# level notice or higher and anything of level err or
+# higher to the console.
+# Don't log private authentication messages!
+*.alert;auth.notice;authpriv.none -/dev/console
- # Log \"debug\"-level entries and nothing else.
- *.=debug -/var/log/debug
+# Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
+# Don't log private authentication messages!
+*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none -/var/log/messages
- # Same, in a different place.
- *.info;mail.none;authpriv.none -/dev/tty12
+# Log \"debug\"-level entries and nothing else.
+*.=debug -/var/log/debug
- # The authpriv file has restricted access.
- # 'fsync' the file after each line (hence the lack of a leading dash).
- authpriv.* /var/log/secure
+# Same, in a different place.
+*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none -/dev/tty12
- # Log all the mail messages in one place.
- mail.* -/var/log/maillog
+# The authpriv file has restricted access.
+# 'fsync' the file after each line (hence the lack of a leading dash).
+authpriv.* /var/log/secure
+
+# Log all the mail messages in one place.
+mail.* -/var/log/maillog
"))
(define-record-type* <syslog-configuration>