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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.
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diff --git a/gnu/services/shepherd.scm b/gnu/services/shepherd.scm
index 2f30c6c907..ecdf2f242e 100644
--- a/gnu/services/shepherd.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/shepherd.scm
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@
    (extensions (list (service-extension boot-service-type
                                         shepherd-boot-gexp)
                      (service-extension profile-service-type
-                                        (const (list shepherd)))))))
+                                        (const (list shepherd)))))
+   (description
+    "Run the GNU Shepherd as PID 1---i.e., the operating system's first
+process.  The Shepherd takes care of managing services such as daemons by
+ensuring they are started and stopped in the right order.")))
 
 (define %shepherd-root-service
   ;; The root shepherd service, aka. PID 1.  Its parameter is a list of