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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.
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/system')
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/pam.scm10
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/shadow.scm5
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system/pam.scm b/gnu/system/pam.scm
index 85f75517b1..ad02586be8 100644
--- a/gnu/system/pam.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/pam.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>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
@@ -367,7 +367,13 @@ strings or string-valued gexps."
;; Arguments include <pam-service> as well as procedures.
(compose concatenate)
- (extend extend-configuration)))
+ (extend extend-configuration)
+ (description
+ "Configure the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) for all
+the specified @dfn{PAM services}. Each PAM service corresponds to a program,
+such as @command{login} or @command{sshd}, and specifies for instance how the
+program may authenticate users or what it should do when opening a new
+session.")))
(define* (pam-root-service base #:key (transform identity))
"The \"root\" PAM service, which collects <pam-service> instance and turns
diff --git a/gnu/system/shadow.scm b/gnu/system/shadow.scm
index a6f1d806cf..a69339bc07 100644
--- a/gnu/system/shadow.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/shadow.scm
@@ -378,7 +378,10 @@ the /etc/skel directory for those."
(service-extension user-processes-service-type
(const '(user-homes)))
(service-extension etc-service-type
- etc-files)))))
+ etc-files)))
+ (description
+ "Ensure the specified user accounts and groups exist, as well
+as each account home directory.")))
(define (account-service accounts+groups skeletons)
"Return a <service> that takes care of user accounts and user groups, with