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author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2014-07-25 00:12:35 +0200 |
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committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2014-07-25 00:12:35 +0200 |
commit | c8fa34265d6612c99fe80adfaa66edaddd4d5b0c (patch) | |
tree | 282167e6f1e0f9e2e3305448dc5ef7d9c6e4da1d /doc | |
parent | 931c132a58d86287d7a73964f9731a3b578538cc (diff) | |
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system: Add the 'system?' field for user groups.
Suggested by Mark H. Weaver.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (<user-group>)[system?]: New field.
(%base-groups): Introduce 'system-group' macro, and use it.
* gnu/system.scm (user-group->gexp): Pass the 'system?' field.
* guix/build/activation.scm (add-group): Add #:system? and honor it.
(activate-users+groups): Handle the 'system?' field.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (%tty-gid): Choose an ID below 1000.
* doc/guix.texi (User Accounts): Document the 'system?' field.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 2060da9c55..cef2aba9a8 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3201,6 +3201,10 @@ The group's name. The group identifier (a number). If @code{#f}, a new number is automatically allocated when the group is created. +@item @code{system?} (default: @code{#f}) +This Boolean value indicates whether the group is a ``system'' group. +System groups have low numerical IDs. + @item @code{password} (default: @code{#f}) What, user groups can have a password? Well, apparently yes. Unless @code{#f}, this field specifies the group's password. |