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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-05-24 18:09:11 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-05-24 18:10:05 +0200
commit4b2615e1cae8e21df8f180abf261d1dc22a2459e (patch)
tree2994817771da1ec294eb8b91d113158b630b5a9e /gnu/services
parent55ccc388b73312c9636857bb083f63a968b4255b (diff)
downloadguix-4b2615e1cae8e21df8f180abf261d1dc22a2459e.tar.gz
services: nscd: Provide an 'activate' script to make /var/run/nscd.
* gnu/services/base.scm (nscd-service): Add 'activate' field.
* guix/build/install.scm (directives): Remove /var/run/nscd; add
  /var/run.
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Services): Add 'activate' field in example.
  Document it.
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/services')
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/base.scm5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index aec6050588..dc0161408b 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ stopped before 'kill' is called."
              (documentation "Run libc's name service cache daemon (nscd).")
              (provision '(nscd))
              (requirement '(user-processes))
+
+             (activate #~(begin
+                           (use-modules (guix build utils))
+                           (mkdir-p "/var/run/nscd")))
+
              (start
               #~(make-forkexec-constructor (string-append #$glibc "/sbin/nscd")
                                            "-f" "/dev/null"