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Add how to create a runit service in step 5 of binary installation manual

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From: Foxmean <foxmean <at> protonmail.com>
To: "guix-patches <at> gnu.org" <guix-patches <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Add how to create a runit service in step 5 of binary installation
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Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 15:38:10 +0000

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I would like to add a patch in https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Binary-Installation.html#Binary-Installation
-> step 5 Run the daemon, and set it to automatically start on boot.

If your host distro uses the Runit system:

<code>
# mkdir /etc/sv/guix-daemon
</code>

Then create file /etc/sv/guix-daemon/run with your favorite text editor e.g. emacs.

<code>
# emacs /etc/sv/guix-daemon/run
</code>

And add this two line of code in the file.

<code>
#!/bin/sh
exec /var/guix/profiles/per-user/root/current-guix/bin/guix-daemon --build-users-group=guixbuild
</code>

Now, you can enable and start guix-daemon service with:

<code>
# ln -s /etc/sv/guix-daemon /var/service/ && sv up guix-daemon
</code>

I would like to add it in etc and the manual at doc/guix.texi updated.
How can I contribute?

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