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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index b59b3b22e5..1215c6c277 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -6716,12 +6716,13 @@ their default values are: @deffn {Scheme Procedure} polkit-service @ [#:polkit @var{polkit}] -Return a service that runs the Polkit privilege manager. -@uref{http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit/, Polkit} allows -system administrators to grant access to privileged operations in a -structured way. For example, polkit rules can allow a logged-in user -whose session is active to shut down the machine, if there are no other -users active. +Return a service that runs the +@uref{http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit/, Polkit privilege +management service}, which allows system administrators to grant access to +privileged operations in a structured way. By querying the Polkit service, a +privileged system component can know when it should grant additional +capabilities to ordinary users. For example, an ordinary user can be granted +the capability to suspend the system if the user is logged in locally. @end deffn @deffn {Scheme Procedure} upower-service [#:upower @var{upower}] @ |