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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/base.scm | 2 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index b57da0527e..f8b3022ccf 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -19880,11 +19880,17 @@ privacy---often the result of host name lookups is in local cache, so external name servers do not even need to be queried. @end defvar -@cindex syslog -@cindex logging +@cindex syslog, with external syslogd +@cindex logging, syslog @defvar syslog-service-type -Type of the service that runs the syslog daemon, whose value is a -@code{<syslog-configuration>} object. +Type of the service that runs the syslog daemon (@command{syslogd}), +whose value is a @code{<syslog-configuration>} object (see below). + +@quotation Note +This service is redundant with and for the most part superseded by +@code{shepherd-system-log-service-type} (@pxref{shepherd-system-log, the +Shepherd system log}). +@end quotation @end defvar To have a modified @code{syslog-configuration} come into effect after @@ -46047,6 +46053,7 @@ herd schedule timer at 07:00 -- mpg123 Music/alarm.mp3 on the @code{timer} service. @end defvar +@anchor{shepherd-system-log} @cindex system log service, from Shepherd @cindex syslogd, Shepherd system log service @defvar shepherd-system-log-service-type @@ -46057,6 +46064,8 @@ traditionally implemented by @command{syslogd} programs. The value of services of this type must be a @code{system-log-configuration} record, as described below. + +This service is part of @code{%base-services} (@pxref{Base Services}). @end defvar @c %start of fragment diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm index 4bc0433def..684de754e6 100644 --- a/gnu/services/base.scm +++ b/gnu/services/base.scm @@ -3931,7 +3931,7 @@ login manager daemon.") (cons tty %default-console-font)) '("tty1" "tty2" "tty3" "tty4" "tty5" "tty6"))) - (service syslog-service-type) + (service shepherd-system-log-service-type) (service agetty-service-type (agetty-configuration (extra-options '("-L")) ; no carrier detect (term "vt100") |