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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/system.scm | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/system/shadow.scm | 11 |
5 files changed, 27 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index cfb626c705..6507b9c436 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -4453,7 +4453,7 @@ A list of strings identifying devices to be used for ``swap space'' (@pxref{Memory Concepts,,, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}). For example, @code{'("/dev/sda3")}. -@item @code{users} (default: @code{'()}) +@item @code{users} (default: @code{%base-user-accounts}) @itemx @code{groups} (default: @var{%base-groups}) List of user accounts and groups. @xref{User Accounts}. @@ -4832,6 +4832,14 @@ to be present on the system. This includes groups such as ``root'', specific devices such as ``audio'', ``disk'', and ``cdrom''. @end defvr +@defvr {Scheme Variable} %base-user-accounts +This is the list of basic system accounts that programs may expect to +find on a GNU/Linux system, such as the ``nobody'' account. + +Note that the ``root'' account is not included here. It is a +special-case and is automatically added whether or not it is specified. +@end defvr + @node Locales @subsection Locales diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm index 79de80a3eb..c4a3bee0eb 100644 --- a/gnu/system.scm +++ b/gnu/system.scm @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ (default '())) (users operating-system-users ; list of user accounts - (default '())) + (default %base-user-accounts)) (groups operating-system-groups ; list of user groups (default %base-groups)) diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl index 8f4faca2d3..dc5cfc81a4 100644 --- a/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl +++ b/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ;; This is where user accounts are specified. The "root" ;; account is implicit, and is initially created with the ;; empty password. - (users (list (user-account + (users (cons (user-account (name "alice") (comment "Bob's sister") (group "users") @@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ ;; and access the webcam. (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "audio" "video")) - (home-directory "/home/alice")))) + (home-directory "/home/alice")) + %base-user-accounts)) ;; Globally-installed packages. (packages (cons tcpdump %base-packages)) diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl index c78188eb61..988b8f937f 100644 --- a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl +++ b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl @@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ (type "ext4")) %base-file-systems)) - (users (list (user-account + (users (cons (user-account (name "bob") (comment "Alice's brother") (group "users") (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev" "audio" "video")) - (home-directory "/home/bob")))) + (home-directory "/home/bob")) + %base-user-accounts)) ;; Add Xfce and Ratpoison; that allows us to choose ;; sessions using either of these at the log-in screen. diff --git a/gnu/system/shadow.scm b/gnu/system/shadow.scm index a778b87306..aa97652678 100644 --- a/gnu/system/shadow.scm +++ b/gnu/system/shadow.scm @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ default-skeletons skeleton-directory %base-groups + %base-user-accounts assert-valid-users/groups)) ;;; Commentary: @@ -113,6 +114,16 @@ (system-group (name "tape")) (system-group (name "kvm"))))) ; for /dev/kvm +(define %base-user-accounts + ;; List of standard user accounts. Note that "root" is a special case, so + ;; it's not listed here. + (list (user-account + (name "nobody") + (uid 65534) + (group "nogroup") + (home-directory "/var/empty") + (system? #t)))) + (define (default-skeletons) "Return the default skeleton files for /etc/skel. These files are copied by 'useradd' in the home directory of newly created user accounts." |