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--- a/gnu/services/dbus.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/dbus.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2015 Sou Bunnbu <iyzsong@gmail.com>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
@@ -363,7 +363,13 @@ tuples, are all set as environment variables when the bus daemon launches it."
(append (polkit-configuration-actions config)
actions)))))
- (default-value (polkit-configuration))))
+ (default-value (polkit-configuration))
+ (description
+ "Run the
+@uref{http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit/, Polkit privilege
+management service}, which allows system administrators to grant access to
+privileged operations in a structured way. Polkit is a requirement for most
+desktop environments, such as GNOME.")))
(define* (polkit-service #:key (polkit polkit))
"Return a service that runs the