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The (gnu services authentication) module provides a DBus service to
read and identify fingerprints via a fingerprint sensor.
The service type for fprintd, which provides the fingerprint
reading capability.
(service fprintd-service-type)
The (gnu services sysctl) provides a service to configure kernel
parameters at boot.
The service type for sysctl, which modifies kernel parameters
under /proc/sys/. To enable IPv4 forwarding, it can be
instantiated as:
(service sysctl-service-type
(sysctl-configuration
(settings '(("net.ipv4.ip_forward" . "1")))))
Since sysctl-service-type is used in the default lists of
services, %base-services and %desktop-services, you can
use modify-services to change its configuration and add the
kernel parameters that you want (see modify-services).
(modify-services %base-services
(sysctl-service-type config =>
(sysctl-configuration
(settings (append '(("net.ipv4.ip_forward" . "1"))
%default-sysctl-settings)))))
The data type representing the configuration of sysctl.
sysctl (default: (file-append procps "/sbin/sysctl")The sysctl executable to use.
settings (default: %default-sysctl-settings)An association list specifies kernel parameters and their values.
An association list specifying the default sysctl parameters
on Guix System.
The (gnu services security-token) module provides the following service
to run pcscd, the PC/SC Smart Card Daemon. pcscd is the
daemon program for pcsc-lite and the MuscleCard framework. It is a resource
manager that coordinates communications with smart card readers, smart cards
and cryptographic tokens that are connected to the system.
Service type for the pcscd service. Its value must be a
pcscd-configuration object. To run pcscd in the default
configuration, instantiate it as:
(service pcscd-service-type)
The data type representing the configuration of pcscd.
pcsc-lite (default: pcsc-lite)The pcsc-lite package that provides pcscd.
usb-drivers (default: (list ccid))List of packages that provide USB drivers to pcscd. Drivers are expected to be under pcsc/drivers in the store directory of the package.
The (gnu services lirc) module provides the following service.
Return a service that runs LIRC, a daemon that decodes infrared signals from remote controls.
Optionally, device, driver and config-file
(configuration file name) may be specified. See lircd manual
for details.
Finally, extra-options is a list of additional command-line options
passed to lircd.
The (gnu services spice) module provides the following service.
Returns a service that runs VDAGENT, a daemon that enables sharing the clipboard with a vm and setting the guest display resolution when the graphical console window resizes.
The inputattach service allows you to use input devices such as Wacom tablets, touchscreens, or joysticks with the Xorg display server.
Type of a service that runs inputattach on a device and
dispatches events from it.
device-type (default: "wacom")The type of device to connect to. Run inputattach --help, from the
inputattach package, to see the list of supported device types.
device (default: "/dev/ttyS0")The device file to connect to the device.
baud-rate (default: #f)Baud rate to use for the serial connection.
Should be a number or #f.
log-file (default: #f)If true, this must be the name of a file to log messages to.
The (gnu services dict) module provides the following service:
This is the type of the service that runs the dicod daemon, an
implementation of DICT server (see Dicod in GNU Dico Manual).
Return a service that runs the dicod daemon, an implementation
of DICT server (see Dicod in GNU Dico Manual).
The optional config argument specifies the configuration for
dicod, which should be a <dicod-configuration> object, by
default it serves the GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
You can add open localhost to your ~/.dico file to make
localhost the default server for dico client
(see Initialization File in GNU Dico Manual).
Data type representing the configuration of dicod.
dico (default: dico)Package object of the GNU Dico dictionary server.
interfaces (default: ’("localhost"))This is the list of IP addresses and ports and possibly socket file
names to listen to (see listen directive in GNU Dico Manual).
handlers (default: ’())List of <dicod-handler> objects denoting handlers (module instances).
databases (default: (list %dicod-database:gcide))List of <dicod-database> objects denoting dictionaries to be served.
Data type representing a dictionary handler (module instance).
nameName of the handler (module instance).
module (default: #f)Name of the dicod module of the handler (instance). If it is #f,
the module has the same name as the handler.
(see Modules in GNU Dico Manual).
optionsList of strings or gexps representing the arguments for the module handler
Data type representing a dictionary database.
nameName of the database, will be used in DICT commands.
handlerName of the dicod handler (module instance) used by this database (see Handlers in GNU Dico Manual).
complex? (default: #f)Whether the database configuration complex. The complex configuration
will need a corresponding <dicod-handler> object, otherwise not.
optionsList of strings or gexps representing the arguments for the database (see Databases in GNU Dico Manual).
A <dicod-database> object serving the GNU Collaborative International
Dictionary of English using the gcide package.
The following is an example dicod-service configuration.
(dicod-service #:config
(dicod-configuration
(handlers (list (dicod-handler
(name "wordnet")
(module "dictorg")
(options
(list #~(string-append "dbdir=" #$wordnet))))))
(databases (list (dicod-database
(name "wordnet")
(complex? #t)
(handler "wordnet")
(options '("database=wn")))
%dicod-database:gcide))))
The (gnu services docker) module provides the following services.
This is the type of the service that runs Docker, a daemon that can execute application bundles (sometimes referred to as “containers”) in isolated environments.
This is the data type representing the configuration of Docker and Containerd.
docker (default: docker)The Docker daemon package to use.
docker-cli (default: docker-cli)The Docker client package to use.
containerd (default: containerd)The Containerd package to use.
proxy (default docker-libnetwork-cmd-proxy)The Docker user-land networking proxy package to use.
enable-proxy? (default #t)Enable or disable the use of the Docker user-land networking proxy.
debug? (default #f)Enable or disable debug output.
enable-iptables? (default #t)Enable or disable the addition of iptables rules.
environment-variables (default: ())List of environment variables to set for dockerd.
This must be a list of strings where each string has the form ‘key=value’ as in this example:
(list "LANGUAGE=eo:ca:eu"
"TMPDIR=/tmp/dockerd")
This is the type of the service that allows you to run Singularity, a Docker-style tool to create and run application bundles (aka. “containers”). The value for this service is the Singularity package to use.
The service does not install a daemon; instead, it installs helper programs as
setuid-root (see Setuid Programs) such that unprivileged users can invoke
singularity run and similar commands.
The (gnu services auditd) module provides the following service.
This is the type of the service that runs auditd, a daemon that tracks security-relevant information on your system.
Examples of things that can be tracked:
auditctl from the audit package can be used in order
to add or remove events to be tracked (until the next reboot).
In order to permanently track events, put the command line arguments
of auditctl into a file called audit.rules in the configuration
directory (see below).
aureport from the audit package can be used in order
to view a report of all recorded events.
The audit daemon by default logs into the file
/var/log/audit.log.
This is the data type representing the configuration of auditd.
audit (default: audit)The audit package to use.
configuration-directory (default: %default-auditd-configuration-directory)The directory containing the configuration file for the audit package, which
must be named auditd.conf, and optionally some audit rules to
instantiate on startup.
The (gnu services science) module provides the following service.
This is a type of service which is used to run a webapp created with
r-shiny. This service sets the R_LIBS_USER environment
variable and runs the provided script to call runApp.
This is the data type representing the configuration of rshiny.
package (default: r-shiny)The package to use.
binary (defaunlt "rshiny")The name of the binary or shell script located at package/bin/ to
run when the service is run.
The common way to create this file is as follows:
…
(let* ((out (assoc-ref %outputs "out"))
(targetdir (string-append out "/share/" ,name))
(app (string-append out "/bin/" ,name))
(Rbin (search-input-file %build-inputs "/bin/Rscript")))
;; …
(mkdir-p (string-append out "/bin"))
(call-with-output-file app
(lambda (port)
(format port
"#!~a
library(shiny)
setwd(\"~a\")
runApp(launch.browser=0, port=4202)~%\n"
Rbin targetdir))))
The (gnu services nix) module provides the following service.
This is the type of the service that runs build daemon of the Nix package manager. Here is an example showing how to use it:
(use-modules (gnu))
(use-service-modules nix)
(use-package-modules package-management)
(operating-system
;; …
(packages (append (list nix)
%base-packages))
(services (append (list (service nix-service-type))
%base-services)))
After guix system reconfigure configure Nix for your user:
$ ln -s "/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER/profile" ~/.nix-profile $ source /run/current-system/profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
This data type represents the configuration of the Nix daemon.
nix (default: nix)The Nix package to use.
sandbox (default: #t)Specifies whether builds are sandboxed by default.
build-sandbox-items (default: '())This is a list of strings or objects appended to the
build-sandbox-items field of the configuration file.
extra-config (default: '())This is a list of strings or objects appended to the configuration file. It is used to pass extra text to be added verbatim to the configuration file.
extra-options (default: '())Extra command line options for nix-service-type.
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