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authorDavid Thompson <dthompson2@worcester.edu>2023-01-14 10:53:16 -0500
committerJosselin Poiret <dev@jpoiret.xyz>2023-08-25 15:12:54 +0200
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gnu: system: Add home-directory-permissions field to <user-account>.
* gnu/system/accounts.scm (<user-account>)[home-directory-permissions]: New
field.
(user-account-home-directory-permissions): New accessor.
* gnu/build/activation.scm (activate-users+groups): Use home directory
permission bits from the user account object.
* doc/guix.texi (User Accounts): Document new field.

Signed-off-by: Josselin Poiret <dev@jpoiret.xyz>
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@@ -18049,6 +18049,10 @@ administrator's choice; reconfiguring does @emph{not} change their name.
 @item @code{home-directory}
 This is the name of the home directory for the account.
 
+@item @code{home-directory-permissions} (default: @code{#o700})
+The permission bits for the home directory.  By default, full access is
+granted to the user account and all other access is denied.
+
 @item @code{create-home-directory?} (default: @code{#t})
 Indicates whether the home directory of this account should be created
 if it does not exist yet.