bug#44986: closed ([PATCH] doc: Give references and examples for services-to-restart.)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: [PATCH] doc: Give references and examples for services-to-restart. Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:14:44 +0100 User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux)

Hi!  I started using unattended-upgrades, and was confused which service
names (config.scm vs herd) to use.  I think this small documentation
patch would help others.  What do you think?

/Simon

From c414dd60652ecdd124b189b2c46ce30ae9db986d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 10:10:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Give references and examples for services-to-restart.

* doc/guix.texi (Unattended Upgrades): Give references and examples
for services-to-restart.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 889f380108..02d3077983 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -17175,6 +17175,10 @@ only restarts services that are not currently running, 
which is
 conservative: it minimizes disruption but leaves outdated services
 running.
 
+Use @command{herd status} to find out candidates for restarting.
+@xref{Services}, for general information about services.  Common
+services to restart would include @code{ntpd} and @code{ssh-daemon}.
+
 By default, the @code{mcron} service is restarted.  This ensures that
 the latest version of the unattended upgrade job will be used next time.
 
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> Hi Simon,
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> Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> skribis:
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> > Hi!  I started using unattended-upgrades, and was confused which service
> > names (config.scm vs herd) to use.  I think this small documentation
> > patch would help others.  What do you think?
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> Sounds like a good idea.
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> > From c414dd60652ecdd124b189b2c46ce30ae9db986d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > From: Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>
> > Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 10:10:17 +0100
> > Subject: [PATCH] doc: Give references and examples for services-to-restart.
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> > * doc/guix.texi (Unattended Upgrades): Give references and examples
> > for services-to-restart.
> > ---
> >  doc/guix.texi | 4 ++++
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
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> > diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
> > index 889f380108..02d3077983 100644
> > --- a/doc/guix.texi
> > +++ b/doc/guix.texi
> > @@ -17175,6 +17175,10 @@ only restarts services that are not currently 
> > running, which is
> >  conservative: it minimizes disruption but leaves outdated services
> >  running.
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> > +Use @command{herd status} to find out candidates for restarting.
> > +@xref{Services}, for general information about services.  Common
> > +services to restart would include @code{ntpd} and @code{ssh-daemon}.
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> Applied, thanks!
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> Another option is to look at the ‘shepherdnames’ field in ‘guix system
> search’.  Not sure if it’s worth mentioning here.
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> Ludo’.
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