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diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index f3f6408687..2c2962cd8c 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
nscd-service-type
nscd-service
+
+ syslog-configuration
+ syslog-configuration?
syslog-service
syslog-service-type
%default-syslog.conf
@@ -885,17 +888,27 @@ given @var{config}---an @code{<nscd-configuration>} object. @xref{Name
Service Switch}, for an example."
(service nscd-service-type config))
+
+(define-record-type* <syslog-configuration>
+ syslog-configuration make-syslog-configuration
+ syslog-configuration?
+ (syslogd syslog-configuration-syslogd
+ (default #~(string-append #$inetutils "/libexec/syslogd")))
+ (config-file syslog-configuration-config-file
+ (default %default-syslog.conf)))
+
(define syslog-service-type
(shepherd-service-type
'syslog
- (lambda (config-file)
+ (lambda (config)
(shepherd-service
(documentation "Run the syslog daemon (syslogd).")
(provision '(syslogd))
(requirement '(user-processes))
(start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
- (list (string-append #$inetutils "/libexec/syslogd")
- "--no-detach" "--rcfile" #$config-file)))
+ (list #$(syslog-configuration-syslogd config)
+ "--no-detach"
+ "--rcfile" #$(syslog-configuration-config-file config))))
(stop #~(make-kill-destructor))))))
;; Snippet adapted from the GNU inetutils manual.
@@ -921,14 +934,14 @@ Service Switch}, for an example."
mail.* /var/log/maillog
"))
-(define* (syslog-service #:key (config-file %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.
+(define* (syslog-service #:optional (config (syslog-configuration)))
+ "Return a service that runs @command{syslogd} and takes
+@var{<syslog-configuration>} as a parameter.
@xref{syslogd invocation,,, inetutils, GNU Inetutils}, for more
information on the configuration file syntax."
- (service syslog-service-type config-file))
+ (service syslog-service-type config))
+
(define pam-limits-service-type
(let ((security-limits