From 8b198abecde8c846eaa464ac1b41cbc18556b5e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:08:28 +0100
Subject: gnu: Define '%base-services'.

* gnu/services/base.scm (%base-services): New variable.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[services]: Change the default
  value to %BASE-SERVICES.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Change
  '%standard-services' to '%base-services'.
---
 gnu/services/base.scm | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'gnu/services')

diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index 3d684a5bec..d6c1707c6a 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ (define-module (gnu services base)
             mingetty-service
             nscd-service
             syslog-service
-            guix-service))
+            guix-service
+            %base-services))
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 ;;;
@@ -173,4 +174,18 @@ (define* (guix-service #:key (guix guix) (builder-group "guixbuild")
                                  (members (map user-account-name
                                                user-accounts)))))))))
 
+(define %base-services
+  ;; Convenience variable holding the basic services.
+  (let ((motd (text-file "motd" "
+This is the GNU operating system, welcome!\n\n")))
+    (list (mingetty-service "tty1" #:motd motd)
+          (mingetty-service "tty2" #:motd motd)
+          (mingetty-service "tty3" #:motd motd)
+          (mingetty-service "tty4" #:motd motd)
+          (mingetty-service "tty5" #:motd motd)
+          (mingetty-service "tty6" #:motd motd)
+          (syslog-service)
+          (guix-service)
+          (nscd-service))))
+
 ;;; base.scm ends here
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