etc: Add a systemd unit to bind-mount @storedir@ read-only.

* etc/gnu-store.mount.in: New file.
* nix/local.mk (nodist_systemdservice_DATA): Add it.
(etc/%.mount): New rule for it.
* etc/guix-install.sh (sys_enable_guix_daemon): Install it.
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Document it.
* .gitignore: Ignore changes to it.

5 files changed, 38 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc5ceb5e10..05a68b69ff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 /doc/stamp-vti
 /doc/version.texi
 /doc/version-*.texi
+/etc/gnu-store.mount
 /etc/guix-daemon.cil
 /etc/guix-daemon.conf
 /etc/guix-daemon.service
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index d043852ac3..90324ce291 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -659,9 +659,10 @@ with these commands:
 @c https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-01/msg01199.html
 
 @example
-# cp ~root/.config/guix/current/lib/systemd/system/guix-daemon.service \
+# cp ~root/.config/guix/current/lib/systemd/system/gnu-store.mount \
+     ~root/.config/guix/current/lib/systemd/system/guix-daemon.service \
      /etc/systemd/system/
-# systemctl enable --now guix-daemon
+# systemctl enable --now gnu-store.mount guix-daemon
 @end example
 
 If your host distro uses the Upstart init system:
diff --git a/etc/gnu-store.mount.in b/etc/gnu-store.mount.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c94f2db72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/gnu-store.mount.in
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Read-only @storedir@ for GNU Guix
+DefaultDependencies=no
+ConditionPathExists=@storedir@
+Before=guix-daemon.service
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=guix-daemon.service
+
+[Mount]
+What=@storedir@
+Where=@storedir@
+Type=none
+Options=bind,ro
diff --git a/etc/guix-install.sh b/etc/guix-install.sh
index 4909d3f162..d252c132fb 100755
--- a/etc/guix-install.sh
+++ b/etc/guix-install.sh
@@ -342,7 +342,13 @@ sys_enable_guix_daemon()
                 _msg "${PAS}enabled Guix daemon via upstart"
             ;;
         systemd)
-            { cp "${ROOT_HOME}/.config/guix/current/lib/systemd/system/guix-daemon.service" \
+            { # systemd .mount units must be named after the target directory.
+              # Here we assume a hard-coded name of /gnu/store.
+              cp "${ROOT_HOME}/.config/guix/current/lib/systemd/system/gnu-store.mount" \
+                 /etc/systemd/system/;
+              chmod 664 /etc/systemd/system/gnu-store.mount;
+
+              cp "${ROOT_HOME}/.config/guix/current/lib/systemd/system/guix-daemon.service" \
                  /etc/systemd/system/;
               chmod 664 /etc/systemd/system/guix-daemon.service;
 
@@ -357,8 +363,8 @@ sys_enable_guix_daemon()
 	      fi;
 
               systemctl daemon-reload &&
-                  systemctl start guix-daemon &&
-                  systemctl enable guix-daemon; } &&
+                  systemctl start  gnu-store.mount guix-daemon &&
+                  systemctl enable gnu-store.mount guix-daemon; } &&
                 _msg "${PAS}enabled Guix daemon via systemd"
             ;;
         sysv-init)
diff --git a/nix/local.mk b/nix/local.mk
index a64bdd2137..435fdd389a 100644
--- a/nix/local.mk
+++ b/nix/local.mk
@@ -155,7 +155,17 @@ noinst_HEADERS =						\
 
 # The '.service' files for systemd.
 systemdservicedir = $(libdir)/systemd/system
-nodist_systemdservice_DATA = etc/guix-daemon.service etc/guix-publish.service
+nodist_systemdservice_DATA =			\
+  etc/gnu-store.mount				\
+  etc/guix-daemon.service			\
+  etc/guix-publish.service
+
+etc/%.mount: etc/%.mount.in	\
+			 $(top_builddir)/config.status
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(MKDIR_P) "`dirname $@`";	\
+	$(SED) -e 's|@''storedir''@|$(storedir)|' <	\
+	       "$<" > "$@.tmp";		\
+	mv "$@.tmp" "$@"
 
 etc/guix-%.service: etc/guix-%.service.in	\
 			 $(top_builddir)/config.status