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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 7ed8ee8130..41b8d5db0b 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -6753,8 +6753,7 @@ following in your operating system declaration:
(extra-options '("--gc-keep-derivations"))))
(mingetty-service-type config =>
(mingetty-configuration
- (inherit config)
- (motd (plain-file "motd" "Howdy!"))))))
+ (inherit config)))))
(operating-system
;; @dots{}
@@ -7619,6 +7618,27 @@ this:
Return a service that sets the host name to @var{name}.
@end deffn
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} login-service @var{config}
+Return a service to run login according to @var{config}, a
+@code{<login-configuration>} object, which specifies the message of the day,
+among other things.
+@end deffn
+
+@deftp {Data Type} login-configuration
+This is the data type representing the configuration of login.
+
+@table @asis
+
+@item @code{motd}
+A file-like object containing the ``message of the day''.
+
+@item @code{allow-empty-passwords?} (default: @code{#t})
+Allow empty passwords by default so that first-time users can log in when
+the 'root' account has just been created.
+
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} mingetty-service @var{config}
Return a service to run mingetty according to @var{config}, a
@code{<mingetty-configuration>} object, which specifies the tty to run, among
@@ -7634,9 +7654,6 @@ implements console log-in.
@item @code{tty}
The name of the console this Mingetty runs on---e.g., @code{"tty1"}.
-@item @code{motd}
-A file-like object containing the ``message of the day''.
-
@item @code{auto-login} (default: @code{#f})
When true, this field must be a string denoting the user name under
which the system automatically logs in. When it is @code{#f}, a