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mpd-service-type needs a pre-existing user in system and does not works with a new user defined in config.scm

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From: Bruno Victal <mirai <at> makinata.eu>
To: R Veera Kumar <vkor <at> vkten.in>
Cc: 40567-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40567: mpd-service-type needs a pre-existing user in system
 and does not works with a new user defined in config.scm
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 22:45:34 +0100

Hi Veera,

On 2020-04-12 05:25, R Veera Kumar wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is to report:
> mpd-service-type needs a pre-existing user in system and does not works
> with a new user defined in config.scm. Running guix system reconfigure 
> gives some getpw error.
> 
> Guix system reconfigure works fine if we add temporarily a user with useradd.
> 
> Thanks,
> Veera

This bug no longer applies as mpd-service-type has gone through some refactorings in the meantime.
Worth noting is that mpd-service-type isn't meant to be used with interactive user-accounts, for
such cases a home service variant should be used instead.


Cheers,
Bruno

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