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[PATCH] doc: Clarify 'user' field and key pairs in Daemon Offload.

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From: Bruno Victal <mirai <at> makinata.eu>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: Bruno Victal <mirai <at> makinata.eu>
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Clarify 'user' field and key pairs in Daemon Offload.
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 22:57:03 +0100

* doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup:): Clarify 'user' field of build-machine
data type and the key pair used by guix archive.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index efb4cec9ef..4ca0b5e0c6 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ Daemon Offload Setup
 "x86_64-linux" "i686-linux")}.
 
 @item user
-The user account to use when connecting to the remote machine over SSH.
+The user account on the remote machine to use when connecting over SSH.
 Note that the SSH key pair must @emph{not} be passphrase-protected, to
 allow non-interactive logins.
 
@@ -1499,6 +1499,11 @@ Daemon Offload Setup
 # guix archive --generate-key
 @end example
 
+@quotation Note
+This key pair is not related to the SSH keypair that was previously
+mentioned in the description of the @code{build-machine} data type.
+@end quotation
+
 @noindent
 Each build machine must authorize the key of the master machine so that
 it accepts store items it receives from the master:

base-commit: 597af70fd24eb85a85fa8c45008c9cfa241f4d0b
-- 
2.40.1

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