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[PATCH] doc: Give references and examples for services-to-restart.

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Simon Josefsson <simon <at> josefsson.org>
Cc: 44986-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#44986: [PATCH] doc: Give references and examples for
 services-to-restart.
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2020 17:48:31 +0100

Hi Simon,

Simon Josefsson <simon <at> josefsson.org> skribis:

> 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?

Sounds like a good idea.

> From c414dd60652ecdd124b189b2c46ce30ae9db986d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Simon Josefsson <simon <at> 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  conservative: it minimizes disruption but leaves outdated services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}.

Applied, thanks!

Another option is to look at the ‘shepherdnames’ field in ‘guix system
search’.  Not sure if it’s worth mentioning here.

Ludo’.

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