GNU bug report logs - #67863
Guix Home leaves user shepherd on logout, starts new instance on login

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Package: guix;

Reported by: xeji <at> cat3.de

Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 05:25:01 UTC

Severity: important

Merged with 74912, 76998

Done: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>

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bug#67863; Package guix. (Sun, 17 Dec 2023 05:25:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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From: xeji <at> cat3.de
To: "bug-guix <at> gnu.org" <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Guix Home: Multiple instances of user Shepherd created
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 23:42:04 +0100 (CET)

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I am trying to use the awesome Guix Home Shepherd service for syncthing (home-syncthing-service-type).
 
Syncthing works fine but every time I log out of my last user session and log back in again, a new instance of the user shepherd is started (and tries to start syncthing again).
After logging out and in a few times, there are multiple user shepherd processes.
 
Suspected cause:  Apparently the user shepherd process is not killed on last logout before elogind (correctly) removes XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
So on next login, a new empty XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is created, causing a new user shepherd to be started while the old one is still running happily.
This seems to be a general issue and not particular to the syncthing home service.
 
System: Guix System on x86_64
Guix commit: ac61e9705fb8c450c6cd0c1731fbb1b909c1f944
 
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Uli
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Information forwarded to bug-guix <at> gnu.org:
bug#67863; Package guix. (Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:49:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #8 received at 67863 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Julian Flake <julian <at> flake.de>
To: 67863 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: xeji <at> cat3.de
Subject: Re: Guix Home: Multiple instances of user Shepherd created
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:48:19 +0100

Hi,

I'm observing exactly the same. Were you able to solve your issue,
meanwhile?

Best Regards,
Julian (nutcase)
Severity set to 'important' from 'normal' Request was from Julian Flake <flake <at> uni-koblenz.de> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:55:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Merged 67863 74912. Request was from Julian Flake <flake <at> uni-koblenz.de> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:55:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Merged 67863 74912 76998. Request was from Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 15 Mar 2025 10:58:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Changed bug title to 'Guix Home leaves user shepherd on logout, starts new instance on login' from 'Guix Home: Multiple instances of user Shepherd created' Request was from Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:38:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Did not alter fixed versions and reopened. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 17 May 2025 15:34:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Did not alter fixed versions and reopened. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:26:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Did not alter fixed versions and reopened. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 14 Jun 2025 22:38:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Did not alter fixed versions and reopened. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 15 Jun 2025 13:48:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Did not alter fixed versions and reopened. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:55:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 76998 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and dannym <at> friendly-machines.com Request was from Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:42:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:24:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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