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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/base.scm | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | guix/build/install.scm | 2 |
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index ddb0763495..bd853e6eac 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3299,6 +3299,9 @@ like: (return (service (documentation "Run libc's name service cache daemon.") (provision '(nscd)) + (activate #~(begin + (use-modules (guix build utils)) + (mkdir-p "/var/run/nscd"))) (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor (string-append #$glibc "/sbin/nscd") "-f" "/dev/null" "--foreground")) @@ -3307,12 +3310,16 @@ like: @end lisp @noindent -The @code{start} and @code{stop} fields are G-expressions -(@pxref{G-Expressions}). They refer to dmd's facilities to start and -stop processes (@pxref{Service De- and Constructors,,, dmd, GNU dmd -Manual}). The @code{provision} field specifies the name under which -this service is known to dmd, and @code{documentation} specifies on-line -documentation. Thus, the commands @command{deco start ncsd}, +The @code{activate}, @code{start}, and @code{stop} fields are G-expressions +(@pxref{G-Expressions}). The @code{activate} field contains a script to +run at ``activation'' time; it makes sure that the @file{/var/run/nscd} +directory exists before @command{nscd} is started. + +The @code{start} and @code{stop} fields refer to dmd's facilities to +start and stop processes (@pxref{Service De- and Constructors,,, dmd, +GNU dmd Manual}). The @code{provision} field specifies the name under +which this service is known to dmd, and @code{documentation} specifies +on-line documentation. Thus, the commands @command{deco start ncsd}, @command{deco stop nscd}, and @command{deco doc nscd} will do what you would expect (@pxref{Invoking deco,,, dmd, GNU dmd Manual}). diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm index aec6050588..dc0161408b 100644 --- a/gnu/services/base.scm +++ b/gnu/services/base.scm @@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ stopped before 'kill' is called." (documentation "Run libc's name service cache daemon (nscd).") (provision '(nscd)) (requirement '(user-processes)) + + (activate #~(begin + (use-modules (guix build utils)) + (mkdir-p "/var/run/nscd"))) + (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor (string-append #$glibc "/sbin/nscd") "-f" "/dev/null" diff --git a/guix/build/install.scm b/guix/build/install.scm index 24de954067..afa7d1dd8f 100644 --- a/guix/build/install.scm +++ b/guix/build/install.scm @@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ STORE." `((directory ,store 0 0) (directory "/etc") (directory "/var/log") ; for dmd - (directory "/var/run/nscd") (directory "/var/guix/gcroots") (directory "/var/empty") ; for no-login accounts + (directory "/var/run") (directory "/run") ("/var/guix/gcroots/booted-system" -> "/run/booted-system") ("/var/guix/gcroots/current-system" -> "/run/current-system") |