This resulted in a couple of harmless warnings just before the menu is
displayed.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (eye-candy)[setup-gfxterm-body]: Move 'vbe' and
'vga' loading to the non-EFI branch.
Fixes a regression introduced in
7208995426 whereby (gnu system
file-systems) would pull in (gnu packages …) module, which in turn
breaks when importing things like (gnu build shepherd).
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (file-system-type-predicate): Export.
(file-system-packages): Move to...
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (file-system-packages): ... here. Add
docstring.
* gnu/services/base.scm: Use it.
* tests/file-systems.scm ("does not pull (gnu packages …)"): New test.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd): Move helper-packages body to ...
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (file-system-packages): ... here. New variable.
Also export it.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (raw-initrd): New exported variable.
(base-initrd): Use raw-initrd to build the initrd.
* doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): Document it.
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* gnu/system/vm.scm (virtualized-operating-system): Add full-boot?
option. Don't add a %store-mapping when full-boot? is passed. This leads
the grub-configuration-file procedure to look for the kernel and initrd in
/ instead of /gnu/store.
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
(gnu system file-systems) is used on the "build" side since commit
5970e8e248.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm: Remove dependency on (guix store).
(%store-prefix): New procedure.
* tests/file-systems.scm ("does not pull (guix config)"): New test.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/21108>.
Reported by Andy Patterson <ajpatter@uwaterloo.ca>
and Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>.
* gnu/build/activation.scm (activate-users+groups)[activate-user]: Pass
#:create-home? #t iff CREATE-HOME? and SYSTEM?.
(activate-user-home): New procedure.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (account-shepherd-service): New procedure.
(account-service-type)[extensions]: Add SHEPHERD-ROOT-SERVICE-TYPE
extension.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)["home"]
["skeletons in home directories"]: New tests.
* gnu/tests/install.scm (%separate-home-os, %separate-home-os-source)
(%test-separate-home-os): New variables.
Reported by myglc2 <myglc2@gmail.com>.
* gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm (<mapped-device>)[source]: Update
comment to note that this can be a list of strings.
Suggested by John Darrington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au>.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (%not-slash): New variable.
(file-prefix?): New procedure.
(file-system-needed-for-boot?): Use it to check whether FS holds the
store.
* tests/file-systems.scm ("file-system-needed-for-boot?"): New test.
* gnu/tests/install.scm (%separate-store-os)[file-systems]: Remove
'needed-for-boot?' field for "/gnu".
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd): When a FAT filesystem is
present: Add fatfsck/static in 'helper-packages'; and add nls_iso8859-1
in 'linux-modules'.
This is a followup to f7f292d359.
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Give commands for
encrypted root installation.
(Proceeding with the Installation): Add item about mapped devices.
(File Systems): Mention that 'dependencies' can list <mapped-device>
objects.
* gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl (mapped-devices): New field.
(file-systems): Add 'dependencies' field.
* gnu/build/linux-container.scm (mount-file-systems): 'mounts' is now a
list of <file-system> objects instead of a list of lists ("specs").
Add call to 'file-system->spec' as the argument to 'mount-file-system'.
(run-container, call-with-container): Adjust docstring accordingly.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (spec->file-system): New procedure.
* gnu/system/linux-container.scm (container-script)[script]: Call
'spec->file-system' inside gexp.
* guix/scripts/environment.scm (launch-environment/container): Remove
call to 'file-system->spec'.
* tests/containers.scm ("call-with-container, mnt namespace")
("call-with-container, mnt namespace, wrong bind mount"): Pass a list of
<file-system> objects.
* gnu/system.scm (<boot-parameters>)[store-device, store-mount-point]:
New fields.
(read-boot-parameters): Initialize them.
(operating-system-grub.cfg): Likewise. Remove STORE-FS argument from
call to 'grub-configuration-file'.
(operating-system-parameters-file): Add 'store' element in
'boot-parameters'.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (strip-mount-point): Replace 'store-fs' parameter
by 'mount-point'; adjust accordingly. Adjust callers.
(<menu-entry>)[device, device-mount-point]: New fields.
(eye-candy): Replace 'root-fs' parameter by 'store-device'; add
'store-mount-point'. Use keyword arguments for 'system' and 'port'.
(grub-root-search): Remove 'root-fs' by 'device' and adjust
accordingly.
(grub-configuration-file): Remove 'store-fs' parameter. Adjust
accordingly.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (previous-grub-entries): Initialize 'device'
and 'device-mount-point' fields from PARAMS.
* doc/guix.texi (GRUB Configuration): Document 'device' and
'device-mount-point'. Explain that 'linux' can be prefixed by a GRUB
device name.
Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Based on a suggestion by Andy Wingo at
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-08/msg00753.html>.
* gnu/build/svg.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (svg->png): Add #:width and #:height. Rewrite to
use (gnu build svg).
(resize-image): Remove.
(grub-background-image): Adjust accordingly.
This fixes a type error introduced in
7f8ad82bf2, given that SOURCES is a list.
* gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm (open-raid-device): Add 'apply'
invocation.
Reported by Tomáš Čech <tcech@suse.com>
at <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=20067#26>.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (grub-root-search): Don't emit anything when FILE
is a string that does not denote an absolute file name.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/24346>.
Reported by csanchezdll@gmail.com (Carlos Sánchez de La Lama).
* guix/scripts/system.scm (previous-grub-entries): Get the initrd file
name from PARAMS.
* gnu/system.scm (operating-system-grub.cfg): Use
'operating-system-initrd-file' to retrieve the initrd file name.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (strip-mount-point): New procedure.
(grub-configuration-file)[entry->gexp]: Call 'strip-mount-point' for
LINUX and INITRD.
Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* gnu/services/base.scm (%default-console-font): New variable.
(console-font-shepherd-services): New procedure.
(console-font-service-type): Change to use 'service-type'.
(console-font-service): Rewrite using 'simple-service'.
(%base-services): Use a single CONSOLE-FONT-SERVICE-TYPE instance.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-services): Likewise.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/20067>.
Reported by Tomáš Čech <sleep_walker@suse.cz>.
* gnu/system.scm (system-linux-image-file-name)
(operating-system-kernel-file): New procedures.
(operating-system-grub.cfg): Use 'operating-system-kernel-file' for the
'kernel' field of 'menu-entry'.
(operating-system-parameters-file): Likewise for the 'kernel' entry.
(read-boot-parameters): Adjust 'kernel' field so that it contains the
absolute file name of the image.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (grub-configuration-file)[linux-image-name]:
Remove.
[entry->gexp]: Assume LINUX is the absolute file name of the kernel
image.
* doc/guix.texi (GRUB Configuration): Add an example, and adjust
'kernel' field documentation accordingly.
* gnu/system/examples/lightweight-desktop.tmpl: While it is currently
unknown if Bob has a brother, it is sufficiently documented that Alice
is, in fact, Bob's sister.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/24275>.
Reported by John Darrington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au>.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (%base-user-accounts):
Add (create-home-directory? #f) for "nobody".
* gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm (open-raid-device): Rename 'source' to
'sources'. Make 'waiting' message more informative.
(close-raid-device): Rename 'source' to 'sources'.
* gnu/system/pam.scm (<pam-limits-entry>): New record type.
(pam-limits-entry, pam-limits-entry->string): New procedures.
* gnu/services/base.scm (pam-limits-service-type): New variable.
(pam-limits-service): New procedure.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document it.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/23971>.
Reported by Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@gmail.com>.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (%base-user-accounts): Add 'shell' field. Set
'home-directory' to "/nonexistent".
* gnu/services/shepherd.scm (<shepherd-service>)[imported-modules]:
Remove.
(%default-imported-modules): Make private.
(shepherd-service-file): Use 'with-imported-modules'.
(shepherd-configuration-file): Remove 'modules' and the calls to
'imported-modules' and 'compiled-modules'. Use
'with-imported-modules' instead.
* doc/guix.texi (Shepherd Services): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-shepherd-service): Use
'with-imported-modules'. Remove 'imported-modules' field.
* gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm (device-mapping-service-type): Remove
'imported-modules'.
(open-luks-device): Use 'with-imported-modules'.
* gnu/tests.scm (marionette-shepherd-service): Remove 'imported-modules'
field and use 'with-imported-modules'.
* gnu/services.scm (activation-script): Remove code to set '%load-path'
and use 'with-imported-modules' instead.
(cleanup-gexp): Likewise.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (%vm-module-closure): New variable.
(expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Remove #:modules.
[loader]: Remove code to set '%load-path'.
[builder]: Use %VM-MODULE-CLOSURE.
(qemu-image): Use 'with-imported-modules'.
This fixes a regression introduced in
958dd3ce68.
* gnu/system/linux-container.scm (container-script)[script]: Add (guix
combinators) to the list of imported modules.
This reduces the size of the image produced by 'guix system vm' from
26 MiB to 9 MiB.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store):
(system-qemu-image/shared-store-script): Change the default
value of #:disk-image-size to 30 MiB when not FULL-BOOT?.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (system-derivation-for-action): Likewise for
the 'vm' action.
* gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm (device-mapping-service-type): Add
'modules' and 'imported-modules' fields to 'shepherd-service'.
(open-luks-device): Use 'find-partition-by-luks-uuid' to lookup the
partition when SOURCE is a bytevector.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd): Augment 'use-modules'
form.
* doc/guix.texi (Mapped Devices): Give example with a UUID.
Suggested by Jelle Licht <jlicht@fsfe.org>.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-services): Say 'beta' instead of
'alpha' and make the warning less scary.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/22927>.
Reported by myglc2 <myglc2@gmail.com>.
This also reverts commit e71ef7adae.
* gnu/packages/fontutils.scm (fontconfig)[arguments]: Add
/run/current-system/profile/share/fonts to --with-add-fonts configure flag.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (default-skeletons): Do not create "fonts.conf" file.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os)[packages]: Remove TEXINFO-4
since %BASE-PACKAGES already provides the Info reader.
(log-to-info): Use INFO-READER instead of TEXINFO-4.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/23056>.
Reported by Michael Downey <shaggy814@yandex.com>
and Kei <kei@openmailbox.org>.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os)[file-systems]: Add "/tmp".
This fixes a bug whereby fonts in /run/current-system/profile would be
invisible to Fontconfig.
* gnu/packages/fontutils.scm (fontconfig): Add comment about system
profile not being searched.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (default-skeletons)[fonts.conf-content,
fonts.conf]: New variable.
Add FONTS.CONF to the skeletons.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/22633>.
* gnu/build/vm.scm (load-in-linux-vm): Only pass "-enable-kvm" flag to qemu
if "/dev/kvm" is present.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (common-kvm-options): Same as above.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/22572>.
Reported by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.
* gnu/system/locale.scm (%not-dot): New variable.
(denormalize-codeset, locale-name->definition): New procedures.
* gnu/system.scm (locale-name->definition*): New procedure.
(operating-system-locale-directory): Instead of raising an error, add
the missing locale.
* doc/guix.texi (Locales): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/system/linux-container.scm (containerized-operating-system)[user-file-systems]:
Check whether SOURCE is a string before calling 'string-prefix?'.
* guix/build/bournish.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd): Add (guix build bournish)
and use it.
* gnu/system/pam.scm (<pam-configuration>): New record type.
(/etc-entry): Change 'services' parameter' to 'config'. Honor the
'transform' field of CONFIG.
(extend-configuration): New procedure.
(pam-root-service-type): Use EXTEND-CONFIGURATION as the 'extend'
field.
(pam-root-service): Add #:transform parameter. Service value is a
<pam-configuration>.
Adds modules needed for encrypted root partitions using the Serpent cipher or
Whirlpool digest algorithms.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd)[linux-modules]: Add
"serpent_generic" and "wp512".
Fixes keyboard of MacBook2,1 during early boot, e.g. for typing a password to
mount an encrypted root partition.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd)[linux-modules]: Add "hid-generic"
and "hid-apple".
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/22281>.
Reported by Christopher Allan Webber <cwebber@dustycloud.org>.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (eye-candy): Add 'root-fs' parameter. Replace
'search --file' command in the output with whatever 'grub-root-search'
returns.
(grub-root-search): New procedure.
(grub-configuration-file): Add 'store-fs' parameter. Use
'grub-root-search' instead of hard-coded 'search --file' commands.
* gnu/system.scm (store-file-system,
operating-system-store-file-system): New procedures.
(operating-system-grub.cfg): Use it, and adjust call to
'grub-configuration-file'.
* tests/system.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (SCM_TESTS): Add it.
This is a followup to ab64483.
* gnu/system.scm (mapped-device-user): Check whether the title of FS is
'device before calling 'string=?'.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (virtualized-operating-system)[user-file-systems]:
Likewise.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/22176>.
Reported by Florian Paul Schmidt <mista.tapas@gmx.net>.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<file-system>)[mount?]: New field.
(file-system->spec): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-dmd-service): Return the empty list
when FILE-SYSTEM has 'mount?' set to false.
(user-processes-service): Select the subset of FILE-SYSTEMS that matches
'file-system-mount?'.
* doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Document it.
Reported by 宋文武 <iyzsong@openmailbox.org>
at <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-11/msg00096.html>.
* doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Comment out encrypted root
partition commands.
* gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl (mapped-devices): Remove.
(file-systems): Refer to the root by label.
* NEWS: Adjust.
* gnu/services.scm (system-derivation): New procedure.
(system-service-type): New variable.
(boot-script-entry): New procedure.
(boot-service-type): Extend SYSTEM-SERVICE-TYPE.
(etc-entry): New procedure.
(etc-service-type): Extend SYSTEM-SERVICE-TYPE.
(fold-services): Change default #:target-type to SYSTEM-SERVICE-TYPE.
* gnu/system.scm (operating-system-directory-base-entries): New procedure.
(essential-services): Use it. Add an instance of
SYSTEM-SERVICE-TYPE.
(operating-system-boot-script): Pass #:target-type to 'fold-services'.
(operating-system-derivation): Rewrite in terms of 'fold-services'.
* gnu/system/linux-container.scm (system-container): Remove.
(container-script): Use 'operating-system-derivation'.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (export-extension-graph): Replace
BOOT-SERVICE-TYPE by SYSTEM-SERVICE-TYPE.
* doc/images/service-graph.dot: Add 'system' node and edges.
* doc/guix.texi (Service Composition): Mention SYSTEM-SERVICE-TYPE.
(Service Reference): Document it. Update 'fold-services'
documentation.
* gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: Add 'mapped-devices' field.
Use it in 'file-systems'.
* doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Suggest encrypted partitions.
Give an example of a command sequence.
* gnu/system/locale.scm (localedef-command)[maybe-version-directory]:
New procedure.
Use it.
(locale-directory): Rename to...
(single-locale-directory): ... this. Check the version of LIBC to
determine whether to create a "X.Y" sub-directory or to make it a
symlink to ".". Add the version number in the derivation name.
(locale-directory): New procedure.
(%default-locale-libcs): New variable.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[locale-libcs]: New field.
(operating-system-locale-directory): Pass it to 'locale-directory'.
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document 'locale-libcs'.
(Locales)[Locale Data Compatibility Considerations]: New section.
Fixes a regression introduced in commit 0adfe95.
* gnu/system.scm (other-file-system-services)[requirements]: Remove.
[add-dependencies]: New procedure.
Use it.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<file-system>)[dependencies]: Update
comment.
* gnu/services/base.scm (mapped-device->dmd-service-name,
dependency->dmd-service-name): New procedures.
(file-system-service-type): Use it.
On PCs, it means that it will typically choose resolutions higher
than 640x480, which is nicer.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (eye-candy)[setup-gfxterm-body]: Leave 'gfxmode'
unset.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (eye-candy): Accept additional 'system' argument. Add
local 'setup-gfxterm-body' variable. Replace the 'load_video' grub function
with 'setup_gfxterm', which includes everything in the 'if loadfont' form on
Intel systems, but is empty on non-Intel.
(grub-configuration-file): Pass 'system' to 'eye-candy.
This patch rewrites GuixSD services to make them extensible.
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add gnu/services/dbus.scm.
* gnu/services.scm (<service>): Replace with new record type.
(<service-extension>, <service-type>): New record types.
(write-service-type, compute-boot-script, second-argument): New
procedures.
(%boot-service, boot-service-type): New variables.
(file-union, directory-union, modprobe-wrapper,
activation-service->script, activation-script,
gexps->activation-gexp): New procedures.
(activation-service-type, %activation-service): New variables.
(etc-directory, files->etc-directory, etc-service): New procedures.
(etc-service-type, setuid-program-service, firmware-service-type): New
variables.
(firmware->activation-gexp): New procedure.
(&service-error, &missing-target-service-error,
&ambiguous-target-service-error): New condition types.
(service-back-edges, fold-services): New procedures.
* gnu/services/avahi.scm (<avahi-configuration>): New record type.
(configuration-file): Replace keyword parameters with a single
'config' parameter.
(%avahi-accounts, %avahi-activation, avahi-service-type): New
variables.
(avahi-dmd-service): New procedure.
(avahi-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'avahi-configuration'.
* gnu/services/base.scm (%root-file-system-dmd-service,
root-file-system-service-type): New variables.
(root-file-system-service): Use them.
(file-system->dmd-service-name): New procedure.
(file-system-service-type): New variable.
(file-system-service): Use it. Replace keyword parameters with a
single 'file-system' object.
(user-unmount-service-type): New variable.
(user-unmount-service): Use it.
(user-processes-service-type): New variable.
(user-processes-service): Use it.
(host-name-service-type): New variable.
(host-name-service): Use it.
(console-keymap-service-type): New variable.
(console-keymap-service): Use it.
(console-font-service-type): New variable.
(console-font-service): Use it.
(mingetty-pam-service, mingetty-dmd-service): New procedures.
(mingetty-service-type): New variable.
(mingetty-service): Use it.
(nscd-dmd-service): New procedure.
(nscd-activation, nscd-service-type): New variables.
(nscd-service): Use the latter.
(syslog-service-type): New variable.
(syslog-service): Use it.
(<guix-configuration>): New record type.
(%default-guix-configuration): New variable.
(guix-dmd-service, guix-accounts, guix-activation): New procedures.
(guix-service-type): New variable.
(guix-service): Replace list of keyword parameters with a single
'config' parameter. Rewrite using 'service'.
(<udev-configuration>): New record type.
(udev-dmd-service): New procedure.
(udev-service-type): New variable.
(udev-service): Use it.
(device-mapping-service-type): New variable.
(device-mapping-service): Use it.
(swap-service-type): New variable.
(swap-service): Use it.
* gnu/services/databases.scm (<postgresql-configuration>): New record
type.
(%postgresql-accounts, postgresql-activation): New variables.
(postgresql-dmd-service): New procedure.
(postgresql-service): Rewrite using 'service' and
'postgresql-configuration'.
* gnu/services/dbus.scm: New file.
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (dbus-configuration-directory, dbus-service):
Remove.
(wrapped-dbus-service): New procedure.
(<upower-configuration>): New record type.
(upower-configuration-file): Replace keyword parameters with single
<upower-configuration> parameter.
(%upower-accounts, %upower-activation): New variables.
(upower-dbus-service, upower-dmd-service): New procedures.
(upower-service-type): New variable.
(upower-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'upower-configuration'.
(%colord-activation, %colord-accounts): New variables.
(colord-dmd-service): New procedure.
(colord-service-type): New variable.
(colord-service): Rewrite using 'service'.
(<geoclue-configuration>): New record type.
(geoclue-configuration-file): Replace keyword parameters with a single
'config' parameter.
(geoclue-dbus-service, geoclue-dmd-service): New procedures.
(%geoclue-accounts, geoclue-service-type): New variables.
(geoclue-service): Rewrite using 'service' and
'geoclue-configuration'.
(%polkit-accounts, %polkit-pam-services, polkit-service-type): New
variables.
(polkit-dmd-service): New procedure.
(polkit-service): Rewrite using 'service'.
(<elogind-configuration>)[elogind]: New field.
(elogind-dmd-service): New procedure.
(elogind-service-type): New variable.
(elogind-service): Rewrite using 'service'.
(%desktop-services): Remove argument to 'dbus-service'. Remove 'map'
over %BASE-SERVICES.
* gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-boot-gexp): New procedure.
(dmd-root-service-type, %dmd-root-service): New variables.
(dmd-service-type): New macro.
(<dmd-service>): New record type.
* gnu/services/lirc.scm (<lirc-configuration>): New record type.
(%lirc-activation): New variable.
(lirc-dmd-service): New procedure.
(lirc-service-type): New variable.
(lirc-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'lirc-configuration'.
* gnu/services/networking.scm (<static-networking>): New record type.
(static-networking-service-type): New variable.
(static-networking-service): Rewrite using 'service' and
'static-networking'.
(dhcp-client-service-type): New variable.
(dhcp-client-service): Rewrite using 'service'.
(<ntp-configuration>): New record type.
(ntp-dmd-service): New procedure.
(ntp-service-type): New variable.
(ntp-service): New procedure.
(%tor-accounts, tor-service-type): New variable.
(tor-dmd-service): New procedure.
(tor-service): Rewrite using 'service'.
(<bitlbee-configuration>): New record type.
(bitlbee-dmd-service): New procedure.
(%bitlbee-accounts, %bitlbee-activation, bitlbee-service-type): New
variables.
(bitlbee-service): Rewrite using 'service'.
(%wicd-activation): New variable.
(wicd-dmd-service): New procedure.
(wicd-service-type): New variable.
(wicd-service): Rewrite using 'service'.
* gnu/services/ssh.scm (<lsh-configuration>): New record type.
(activation): Rename to...
(lsh-initialization): ... this.
(lsh-activation, lsh-dmd-service, lsh-pam-services): New procedures.
(lsh-service-type): New variable.
(lsh-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'lsh-configuration'.
* gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-configuration>): New record type.
(%nginx-accounts): New variable.
(nginx-activation, nginx-dmd-service): New procedures.
(nginx-service-type): New variable.
(nginx-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'nginx-configuration'.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (<slim-configuration>): New record type.
(slim-pam-service, slim-dmd-service): New procedures.
(slim-service-type): New variable.
(slim-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'slim-configuration'.
* gnu/system.scm (file-union): Remove.
(other-file-system-services): Adjust to new 'file-system-service'
signature.
(essential-services): Add #:container? parameter. Add
%DMD-ROOT-SERVICE, %ACTIVATION-SERVICE, and calls to
'pam-root-service', 'account-service', 'operating-system-etc-service',
and a SETUID-PROGRAM-SERVICE instance.
(operating-system-services): Pass #:container? to 'essential-services.
(etc-directory): Remove.
(operating-system-etc-service): New procedure. Rewrite as a call to
'etc-service'.
(operating-system-accounts): Change to not return accounts required by
services.
(operating-system-etc-directory): Rewrite as a call to 'fold-services'
and 'etc-directory'.
(user-group->gexp, user-account->gexp, modprobe-wrapper): Remove.
(operating-system-activation-script): Rewrite as a call to
'fold-services' and 'activation-service->script'.
(operating-system-boot-script): Likewise.
(operating-system-derivation): Add call to 'lower-object'.
(emacs-site-file, emacs-site-directory, shells-file): Change to use
'computed-file' and 'scheme-file' instead of the monadic procedures.
* gnu/system/install.scm (cow-store-service-type): New variable.
(cow-store-service): Rewrite using 'service'.
(/etc/configuration-files): New procedure.
(configuration-template-service-type,
%configuration-template-service): New variables.
(configuration-template-service): Remove.
(installation-services): Adjust accordingly. Adjust argument to
'guix-service'.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (/etc-entry, pam-root-service): New procedures.
(pam-root-service-type): New variable.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (user-group->gexp, user-account->gexp,
account-activation, etc-skel, account-service): New procedures.
(account-service-type): New variable.
* tests/services.scm: New file.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services, Desktop Services): Adjust accordingly.
(Defining Services): Rewrite.
* doc/images/service-graph.dot: New file.
* doc.am (DOT_FILES): Add it.
* po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add gnu/services.scm.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (default-skeletons): Use the non-monadic
procedures and turn into a regular procedure.
(skeleton-directory): Likewise.
* gnu/system.scm (etc-directory): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/services/avahi.scm (configuration-file): Use 'plain-file' instead
of 'text-file'.
(avahi-service): Turn into a regular procedure that returns a <service>.
* gnu/services/base.scm (root-file-system-service, file-system-service,
user-unmount-service, user-processes-service, host-name-service,
console-keymap-service, console-font-service, mingetty-service,
nscd.conf-file, nscd-service): Likewise.
(%default-syslog.conf): New variable.
(syslog-service): Use it. Turn into a regular procedure.
(guix-service, udev-rules-union, kvm-udev-rule, udev-service,
device-mapping-service, swap-service): Likewise.
* gnu/services/databases.scm (%default-postgres-hba,
%default-postgres-ident): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file'.
(%default-postgres-config): Use 'mixed-text-file' instead of
'text-file*'.
(postgresql-service): Use 'program-file' instead of 'gexp->script'.
Turn into a regular procedure.
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (dbus-configuration-directory): Use
'computed-file' instead of 'gexp->derivation'.
(upower-configuration-file, geoclue-configuration-file,
elogind-configuration-file): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file'.
(dbus-service, upower-service, colord-service, geoclue-service,
polkit-service, elogind-service): Turn into regular procedures.
(%desktop-services): Remove use of 'mlet' when iterating on
%BASE-SERVICES.
* gnu/services/lirc.scm (lirc-service): Turn into a regular procedure.
* gnu/services/networking.scm (static-networking-service,
dhcp-client-service, ntp-service, tor-service, bitlbee-service,
wicd-service): Likewise.
* gnu/services/ssh.scm (lsh-service): Likewise.
* gnu/services/web.scm (nginx-service): Likewise.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (xorg-configuration-file): Use 'mixed-text-file'
instead of 'text-file*'.
(xorg-start-command, slim-service): Turn into regular procedures.
(xinitrc): Use 'program-file' instead of 'gexp->script'.
* gnu/system/install.scm (cow-store-service,
configuration-template-service): Turn into regular procedures.
* gnu/system.scm (other-file-system-services, device-mapping-services,
swap-services, essential-services, operating-system-services,
user-shells, operating-system-accounts): Remove now unnecessary
'mlet' and turn into regular procedures.
(operating-system-etc-directory, operating-system-activation-script,
operating-system-boot-script): Adjust accordingly.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services, Networking Services, X Window, Desktop
Services, Database Services, Web Services, Various Services, Name
Service Switch): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/services/base.scm (mingetty-service): Change default value of
#:motd from a monadic value to a <plain-file>. Assume MOTD to be a
file-like object. Assume LOGIN-PROGRAM is a gexp or #f.
(%base-services): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file' for motd.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (unix-pam-service): Update docstring to mention
that MOTD is a file-like object.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust 'mingetty-service' documentation
accordingly.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-services): Adjust accordingly.
(log-to-info): Use 'program-file' instead of 'gexp->script'.
* gnu/packages/base.scm (glibc)[arguments]: Append VERSION to
'libc_cv_localedir'.
* gnu/system/locale.scm (localedef-command): Write to the sub-directory
called (package-version libc) in #$output.
(locale-directory): Create said directory.
* doc/guix.texi (Locales): Mention the per-version sub-directory.
Suggested by Petter <petter@mykolab.ch>
and Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.
Partly fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19190>.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd)[linux-modules]: Add dm-crypt
and xts.
Suggested by Petter <petter@mykolab.ch>
and Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.
Reported by Duncan Keall <duncan@duncankeall.com>.
Partly fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19190> by populating /dev/mapper
early enough.
* gnu/build/linux-boot.scm (mount-essential-file-systems): Mount /dev as
a devtmpfs.
(move-essential-file-systems): Add /dev.
(mount-root-file-system): Mount /rw-root/dev as a devtmpfs instead of
calling 'make-essential-device-nodes'.
(boot-system): Remove call to 'make-essential-device-nodes'.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (%devtmpfs-file-system): Remove.
* doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/services/base.scm (mingetty-service): Change default value of
#:motd from a monadic value to a <plain-file>. Assume MOTD to be a
file-like object. Assume LOGIN-PROGRAM is a gexp or #f.
(%base-services): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file' for motd.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (unix-pam-service): Update docstring to mention
that MOTD is a file-like object.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust 'mingetty-service' documentation
accordingly.
* gnu/packages/admin.scm (wpa-supplicant-light): Rename to ...
(wpa-supplicant-minimal): ...this.
(wpa-supplicant): Use it.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os): Use it.
* doc/guix.texi (Locales): Introduce "codeset".
<%default-locale-definitions>: Mention the "normalized codeset", with
an xref to libc's manual.
* gnu/system/locale.scm (%default-locale-definitions)[utf8-locale]:
Mention the "normalized codeset" in a comment.
* gnu/build/vm.scm (<partition>): New record type.
(fold2): New procedure.
(initialize-partition-table): Remove #:bootable? and
'partition-size' parameters. Add 'partitions' parameter. Invoke 'parted'
with '--script'.
(initialize-root-partition): Remove.
(initialize-partition, root-partition-initializer): New procedures.
(initialize-hard-disk): Remove #:system-directory, #:disk-image-size,
#:file-system-type, #:file-system-label, #:closures, #:copy-closures?,
#:bootable?, and #:register-closures? parameters. Add #:partitions.
Rewrite to use 'initialize-partition' for each item of PARTITIONS.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Add (guix records)
to #:modules default value.
(qemu-image): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/build/vm.scm (initialize-root-partition, initialize-hard-disk): Use the
'umount' procedure instead of invoking the 'umount' command.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Remove UTIL-LINUX from INPUTS.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[kernel-arguments]: New field.
(operating-system-grub.cfg): Honor it.
(operating-system-parameters-file): Add 'kernel-arguments' to the parameters
file.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (previous-grub-entries)[system->grub-entry]: Read
the 'kernel-arguments' field of the parameters file, when available.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script):
Use (operating-system-kernel-arguments os) in '-append'.
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document it.
* gnu/system/install.scm (self-contained-tarball): Pass "--mtime=@0". The
only files whose mtime was not already were those in /var/guix and
/gnu/store/.links.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19778>.
Reported by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (%uuid-rx): New variable.
(string->uuid): New procedure.
(uuid): New macro.
* tests/file-systems.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (SCM_TESTS): Add it.
* doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Give an example of UUID.
This bug was introduced in commit 85c3127.
Thanks to Christopher Webber for reporting it.
* gnu/syste/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd): Include (guix build syscalls)
module in derivation.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Likewise.
* gnu/build/linux-initrd.scm (write-cpio-archive): Remove 'open-pipe*' and
related calls. Compute list of files in 'files' variable. Use
'cpio:write-cpio-archive'. Remove #:cpio parameter.
(build-initrd): Remove #:cpio parameter.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Likewise, and adjust
BUILDER accordingly. Add (guix cpio) to #:modules.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/20791>.
Reported by Benz Schenk <benz.schenk@uzh.ch>.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-services): Add #:rules argument for
'udev-service'.
Suggested by Thomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com>.
* gnu/system/install.scm (self-contained-tarball): Remove
"/root/.guix-profile" from the 'tar' arguments.
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Add a step to create
~root/.guix-profile.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (%base-user-accounts): New variable.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[users]: Use it as the default value.
* gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl (users): Use it.
* gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl (users): Likewise.
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference, User Accounts): Adjust
accordingly.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/20646>.
Reported by David Thompson <davet@gnu.org>.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (assert-valid-users/groups): New procedure
* gnu/system.scm (operating-system-activation-script): Use it.
* tests/guix-system.sh (make_user_config): New function.
Add 3 tests using it.
* po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add gnu/system/shadow.scm.
Fixes a thinko introduced in 175ced4.
* gnu/system/install.scm (self-contained-tarball): Use "root:0" as the
owner and group.
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Revert 175ced4.
Suggested by Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>
at <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-05/msg00220.html>.
* gnu/system/install.scm (self-contained-tarball): Pass --owner and
--group to 'tar'.
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Move group and account creation
before extraction. Make "run the daemon" a separate step.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Add xref to "X.509
Certificates".
(X.509 Certificates): New section.
* gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: Use NSS-CERTS.
* gnu/system/install.scm (configuration-template-service): Remove
'local-template' and 'template'. Add 'search' and 'templates'.
[activate]: Copy all of TEMPLATES to /etc/configuration.
* doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Adjust file name accordingly.
* gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl: Change 'packages' and
'host-name'. Remove D-Bus, Avahi, and SLiM services, and add lsh
instead.
* gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: New file.
* Makefile.am (EXAMPLES): Add it.
Suggested by Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>
at <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-04/msg00229.html>.
* gnu/build/install.scm (populate-single-profile-directory): New procedure.
* gnu/system/install.scm (self-contained-tarball): New procedure.
* Makefile.am (guix-binary.%.tar.xz): New target.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/20037>.
Reported by 宋文武 <iyzsong@gmail.com> and Tomáš Čech.
* gnu/system.scm (operating-system-etc-directory): Remove call to
'delete-duplicates'.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (pam-services->directory)[builder]: Add call to
'delete-duplicates'.
* gnu/packages/admin.scm (wpa-supplicant-light): New variable containing the
previous dbus-free package, but renamed. Remove outdated TODO comments.
(wpa-supplicant): Now inherits from wpa-supplicant-light but adds dbus
support.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os): Use wpa-supplicant-light.
This reverts commit 3b09332adf, which
turned out to be a bad idea because we need to have dependency
information between the device-mapping service and the file-system
service that uses it.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<mapped-device>)[needed-for-boot?]: New
field.
* gnu/system.scm (operating-system-user-mapped-devices,
operating-system-boot-mapped-devices): Use it instead of trying to
guess. Guessing doesn't work when one refers to a partition using its
label, for instance.
* doc/guix.texi (Mapped Devices): Document 'needed-for-boot?'.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (flat-linux-module-directory)[build-exp]:
Add 'lookup' procedure. Use 'recursive-module-dependencies' to
compute the list of modules to copy.
Adjust #:modules parameter.
* gnu/system/locale.scm: New file.
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[locale]: Change the default to
"en_US.utf8".
(operating-system-locale-directory): New procecure.
(operating-system-derivation): Use it.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Change example locale
to "fr_FR.utf8".
(operating-system Reference): Add xref to "Locales". Document
'locale-definitions'.
(Locales): New section.
* po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add gnu/system.scm.
Reported by Nikita Karetnikov.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<file-system>): Rename 'needed-for-boot?'
accessor to '%file-system-needed-for-boot?'.
(file-system-needed-for-boot?): New inlinable procedure.
* gnu/system.scm (other-file-system-services)[file-systems]: Rely on
'file-system-needed-for-boot?' to handle the "/" case.
(operating-system-initrd-file)[boot-file-systems]: Likewise.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (<file-system-mapping>): New record type.
(%store-mapping): New variable.
(host-9p-file-system): Rename to...
(mapping->file-system): ... this. Replace 'source' and 'target'
parameters with 'mapping'. Set 'flags' field.
(virtualized-operating-system): Add 'mappings' parameter and honor
it.
(system-qemu-image/shared-store-script): Add 'mappings' parameter.
Pass it to 'virtualized-operating-system'. Use it in argument to
'common-qemu-options'.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (file-system->mount-tag, host-9p-file-system): New
procedures.
(virtualized-operating-system): Use 'host-9p-file-system' for the
store.
(common-qemu-options): Add 'shared-fs' parameter.
[virtfs-option]: New procedure.
Use it.
(system-qemu-image/shared-store-script): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/artwork.scm: New file.
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm: Use it.
(%artwork-repository): Remove.
* gnu/system/grub.scm: Use it.
(%artwork-repository): Remove.
* gnu/services/base.scm (user-unmount-service): New procedure.
* gnu/system.scm (essential-services): Use it.
* gnu/system/install.scm (cow-store-service): Mention it in comment.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (<grub-image>, <grub-theme>): New record types.
(%artwork-repository, %background-image): New variables.
(<grub-configuration>)[theme]: New field.
(svg->png, resize-image, grub-background-image, eye-candy): New
procedures.
(grub-configuration-file): Use 'eye-candy' and add it in BUILDER.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script): Add "$@" at
the end of the script.
(common-qemu-options): Remove trailing newline.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store): Add
#:disk-image-size and #:full-boot? parameters and honor them. Pass
'#:copy-inputs? full-boot?', and change #:inputs argument.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (system-derivation-for-action): Pass
#:disk-image-size to 'system-qemu-image/shared-store'.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Mention use of '--image-size' in
conjunction with '--full-boot'.
This fixes regressions introduced in de1c158 ("system: Add support for
boot-time mapped devices.").
* doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): Adjust example with custom use of
'base-initrd'. Document #:mapped-devices parameter of 'base-initrd'.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-disk-image, system-qemu-image,
virtualized-operating-system): Adjust call to 'base-initrd' to new
signature.
* gnu/build/linux-boot.scm (boot-system): Add #:pre-mount parameter and
honor it.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd): Add #:mapped-devices
parameter. Add 'device-mapping-commands' variable, and use it to
build the #:pre-mount argument of 'boot-system'.
* gnu/system.scm (mapped-device-user,
operating-system-user-mapped-devices,
operating-system-boot-mapped-devices): New procedures.
(device-mapping-services): Use 'operating-system-user-mapped-devices'
instead of 'operating-system-mapped-devices'.
(operating-system-initrd-file): Call the initrd with #:mapped-devices.
* gnu/services/base.scm (kvm-udev-rule): New procedure.
(udev-service): Use it, and add it to RULES.
(guix-build-accounts): Add "kvm" to the 'supplementary-groups' field.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (%base-groups): Add "kvm".
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<mapped-device-type>): New record type.
(<mapped-device>)[command]: Remove field.
[type]: New field.
* gnu/services/base.scm (device-mapping-service): Rename 'command'
parameter to 'open'. Add 'close' parameter and honor it.
* gnu/system.scm (luks-device-mapping): Rename to...
(open-luks-device): ... this.
(close-luks-device): New procedure.
(luks-device-mapping): New variable.
(device-mapping-services): Get the type of MD, and pass its 'open' and
'close' fields to 'device-mapping-service'.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<mapped-device>): New record type.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[mapped-devices]: New field.
(luks-device-mapping): New procedure.
(other-file-system-services)[device-mappings, requirements]: New
procedures. Pass #:requirements to 'file-system-service'.
(device-mapping-services): New procedure.
(essential-services): Use it. Append its result to the return value.
(operating-system-initrd-file): Add comment.
* gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-service): Add #:requirements
parameter and honor it.
(device-mapping-service): New procedure.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd): Add comment.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Remove #:linux and
#:linux-modules parameters. Remove call to
'float-linux-module-directory'.
(base-initrd): Add call to 'float-linux-module-directory'. Use it in
#:linux-modules argument in the gexp. Remove #:linux and
#:linux-modules arguments to 'expression->initrd'.
* gnu/build/linux-initrd.scm (build-initrd): Remove
#:linux-module-directory parameter. Don't create 'modules'
sub-directory.
* gnu/build/linux-boot.scm (boot-system): Mentin that LINUX-MODULES is a
list of absolute file names. Don't prepend "/modules/" to
LINUX-MODULES.
* doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/build/linux-initrd.scm (cache-compiled-file-name,
compile-to-cache, build-initrd): New procedures.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd)[builder]: Remove code
now moved above. Use 'build-initrd'.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Remove calls to
'imported-modules' and 'compiled-modules'. Use 'gexp->script' with
EXP. Add the result to TO-COPY. Make /init a symlink to that script,
and copy its closure into the "contents" directory. Add fake
/proc/self/exe symlink.
* gnu/build/linux-boot.scm (load-linux-module*): Add comment about mmap.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script): Add "-m
256". This turns out to be needed for initrds containing things like
e2fsck and several modules; with the default of 128 MiB, loading
libahci.ko may fail with -1.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Add 'graph-files'.
Use (guix build store-copy) and 'populate-store' instead of local
hack. Pass #:references-graphs to 'gexp->derivation'.
* guix/gexp.scm (lower-reference-graphs): New procedure.
(gexp->derivation)[graphs-file-names]: New procedure.
Use 'lower-reference-graphs', and augment #:inputs argument as a
function of #:references-graphs.
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Adjust 'gexp->derivation' documentation
accordingly.
* tests/gexp.scm ("gexp->derivation, store copy"): Remove reference to
TWO in BUILD-DRV. Use TWO directly in #:references-graphs argument.
("gexp->derivation #:references-graphs"): New test.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Remove variable 'graph'; use INPUTS as
the #:references-graphs argument to
'expression->derivation-in-linux-vm'.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd)[string->regexp]:
Remove.
Use 'flat-linux-module-directory'. Remove the equivalent logic from
'builder'.
(flat-linux-module-directory): New procedure.
* gnu/build/linux-initrd.scm: New file.
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Use (gnu build
linux-initrd) and 'write-cpio-archive' instead of the inlined code.
Suggested by Mark H. Weaver.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (<user-group>)[system?]: New field.
(%base-groups): Introduce 'system-group' macro, and use it.
* gnu/system.scm (user-group->gexp): Pass the 'system?' field.
* guix/build/activation.scm (add-group): Add #:system? and honor it.
(activate-users+groups): Handle the 'system?' field.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (%tty-gid): Choose an ID below 1000.
* doc/guix.texi (User Accounts): Document the 'system?' field.
* gnu/services/base.scm (unicode-start, console-font-service): New
procedures.
(%base-services): Call 'console-font-service' for TTY1 to TTY6.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-services): Add comment about the
console font. Call 'console-font-service' for TTY1 to TTY6.
This fixes a bug whereby, if #:allow-root-passwords was #f, 'groupadd'
would ask for a password. This is particularly problematic during
activation.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (rootok-pam-service): New procedure.
(base-pam-services): Use it for all the user* and group* commands.
Mathieu Othacehe