services: Add 'nix-service-type'.

* gnu/services/nix.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk: Add this.
* doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Document this.

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+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu services nix)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages package-management)
+  #:use-module (gnu services base)
+  #:use-module (gnu services configuration)
+  #:use-module (gnu services shepherd)
+  #:use-module (gnu services web)
+  #:use-module (gnu services)
+  #:use-module (gnu system shadow)
+  #:use-module (guix gexp)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix records)
+  #:use-module (guix store)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
+  #:export (nix-service-type))
+
+;;; Commentary:
+;;;
+;;; This module provides a service definition for the Nix daemon.
+;;;
+;;; Code:
+
+
+;;;
+;;; Accounts
+;;;
+
+;; Copied from gnu/services/base.scm
+(define* (nix-build-accounts count #:key
+                             (group "nixbld")
+                             (shadow shadow))
+  "Return a list of COUNT user accounts for Nix build users with the given
+GID."
+  (unfold (cut > <> count)
+          (lambda (n)
+            (user-account
+             (name (format #f "nixbld~2,'0d" n))
+             (system? #t)
+             (group group)
+             (supplementary-groups (list group "kvm"))
+             (comment (format #f "Nix Build User ~2d" n))
+             (home-directory "/var/empty")
+             (shell (file-append shadow "/sbin/nologin"))))
+          1+
+          1))
+(define (nix-accounts _)
+  "Return the user accounts and user groups."
+  (cons (user-group
+         (name "nixbld")
+         (system? #t)
+
+         ;; Use a fixed GID so that we can create the store with the right
+         ;; owner.
+         (id 40000))
+        (nix-build-accounts 10 #:group "nixbld")))
+
+(define (nix-activation _)
+  "Return the activation gexp."
+  (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
+    #~(begin
+        (use-modules (guix build utils))
+        (for-each (cut mkdir-p <>) '("/nix/store" "/nix/var/log"
+                                     "/nix/var/nix/gcroots/per-user"
+                                     "/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user"))
+        (chown "/nix/store"
+               (passwd:uid (getpw "root")) (group:gid (getpw "nixbld01")))
+        (chmod "/nix/store" #o775)
+        (for-each (cut chmod <> #o777) '("/nix/var/nix/profiles"
+                                         "/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user")))))
+
+(define (nix-shepherd-service _)
+  "Return a <shepherd-service> for Nix."
+  (list
+   (shepherd-service
+    (provision '(nix-daemon))
+    (documentation "Run nix-daemon.")
+    (requirement '())
+    (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
+              (list (string-append #$nix "/bin/nix-daemon"))))
+    (respawn? #f)
+    (stop #~(make-kill-destructor)))))
+
+(define nix-service-type
+  (service-type
+   (name 'nix)
+   (extensions
+    (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type nix-shepherd-service)
+          (service-extension account-service-type nix-accounts)
+          (service-extension activation-service-type nix-activation)))
+   (default-value '())
+   (description "Run the Nix daemon.")))
+
+;;; nix.scm ends here