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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 39 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/desktop.scm | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/networking.scm | 8 |
3 files changed, 35 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index f4f19949f1..12346c4b8e 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -11817,20 +11817,37 @@ objects}). @end table @end deftp -@cindex NTP +@cindex NTP (Network Time Protocol), service @cindex real time clock -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} ntp-service [#:ntp @var{ntp}] @ - [#:servers @var{%ntp-servers}] @ - [#:allow-large-adjustment? #f] -Return a service that runs the daemon from @var{ntp}, the -@uref{http://www.ntp.org, Network Time Protocol package}. The daemon will -keep the system clock synchronized with that of @var{servers}. -@var{allow-large-adjustment?} determines whether @command{ntpd} is allowed to -make an initial adjustment of more than 1,000 seconds. -@end deffn +@defvr {Scheme Variable} ntp-service-type +This is the type of the service running the the @uref{http://www.ntp.org, +Network Time Protocol (NTP)} daemon, @command{ntpd}. The daemon will keep the +system clock synchronized with that of the specified NTP servers. + +The value of this service is an @code{ntpd-configuration} object, as described +below. +@end defvr + +@deftp {Data Type} ntp-configuration +This is the data type for the NTP service configuration. + +@table @asis +@item @code{servers} (default: @code{%ntp-servers}) +This is the list of servers (host names) with which @command{ntpd} will be +synchronized. + +@item @code{allow-large-adjustment?} (default: @code{#f}) +This determines whether @command{ntpd} is allowed to make an initial +adjustment of more than 1,000 seconds. + +@item @code{ntp} (default: @code{ntp}) +The NTP package to use. +@end table +@end deftp @defvr {Scheme Variable} %ntp-servers -List of host names used as the default NTP servers. +List of host names used as the default NTP servers. These are servers of the +@uref{https://www.ntppool.org/en/, NTP Pool Project}. @end defvr @cindex OpenNTPD diff --git a/gnu/services/desktop.scm b/gnu/services/desktop.scm index 1e8c02c02a..e038f97683 100644 --- a/gnu/services/desktop.scm +++ b/gnu/services/desktop.scm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU -;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> +;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> ;;; Copyright © 2015 Andy Wingo <wingo@igalia.com> ;;; Copyright © 2015 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> ;;; Copyright © 2016 Sou Bunnbu <iyzsong@gmail.com> @@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ as expected."))) (elogind-service) (dbus-service) - (ntp-service) + (service ntp-service-type) x11-socket-directory-service diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm index b764cde5ac..bfa6e297e6 100644 --- a/gnu/services/networking.scm +++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm @@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ Protocol (DHCP) client, on all the non-loopback network interfaces." ntp-configuration? (ntp ntp-configuration-ntp (default ntp)) - (servers ntp-configuration-servers) + (servers ntp-configuration-servers + (default %ntp-servers)) (allow-large-adjustment? ntp-allow-large-adjustment? (default #f))) @@ -370,9 +371,10 @@ restrict -6 ::1\n")) (description "Run the @command{ntpd}, the Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon of the @uref{http://www.ntp.org, Network Time Foundation}. The daemon -will keep the system clock synchronized with that of the given servers."))) +will keep the system clock synchronized with that of the given servers.") + (default-value (ntp-configuration)))) -(define* (ntp-service #:key (ntp ntp) +(define* (ntp-service #:key (ntp ntp) ;deprecated (servers %ntp-servers) allow-large-adjustment?) "Return a service that runs the daemon from @var{ntp}, the |