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[shepherd] 'herd start x' error should be clearer when its been disabled

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: [shepherd] 'herd start x' error should be clearer when its been
 disabled
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:32:17 +0900

Hi,

Currently, attempting to start service x when it was disable gives
something like:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
herd: error: impossible to start service x
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

while the actual root cause is that the service has been disabled.

The error should probably just print something like:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
herd: error: service x is disabled; run 'herd enable x' to enable it
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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