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dbus-daemon fails to start within %pid-file-timeout when running from DVD

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: "pelzflorian \(Florian Pelz\)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
Cc: 40572 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#40572: installer networking: Connman detects no technologies on Acer Aspire
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:17:01 +0200

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Hi,

"pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de> skribis:

> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 04:36:12PM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>> Could you build an ISO image with the patch below on top of
>> bd4c345ef7ddf3542662fe0872b06393b414a3fc and confirm that it works for
>> you?
>
> Sorry it still fails despite /gnu/store/*shepherd.conf really
> containing the set! of the timeout to 30.  I attach /var/log/messages.

Silly me, I think it works if we set! before loading services.

Could you double-check with the patch below?

This is the last thing, and then all the lights are green!

Ludo’.

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diff --git a/gnu/services/shepherd.scm b/gnu/services/shepherd.scm
index bad089844d..9906ae43c4 100644
--- a/gnu/services/shepherd.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/shepherd.scm
@@ -291,6 +291,13 @@ and return the resulting '.go' file."
           (default-environment-variables
             '("PATH=/run/current-system/profile/bin"))
 
+          ;; Booting off a DVD, especially on a slow machine, can make
+          ;; everything slow.  Thus, increase the timeout compared to the
+          ;; default 5s in the Shepherd 0.7.0.  See
+          ;; <https://bugs.gnu.org/40572>.
+          ;; XXX: Use something better when the next Shepherd is out.
+          (set! (@@ (shepherd service) %pid-file-timeout) 30)
+
           ;; Arrange to spawn a REPL if something goes wrong.  This is better
           ;; than a kernel panic.
           (call-with-error-handling

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