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services: Add 'rottlog-service-type' to '%base-services'.

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* gnu/services/base.scm (%base-services): Add an instance of
ROTTLOG-SERVICE-TYPE.
* doc/guix.texi (Log Rotation): Mention that it's part of
%BASE-SERVICES and change example.
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@ -13186,17 +13186,27 @@ their contents in separate files, possibly compressed. The @code{(gnu
services admin)} module provides an interface to GNU@tie{}Rot[t]log, a services admin)} module provides an interface to GNU@tie{}Rot[t]log, a
log rotation tool (@pxref{Top,,, rottlog, GNU Rot[t]log Manual}). log rotation tool (@pxref{Top,,, rottlog, GNU Rot[t]log Manual}).
The example below defines an operating system that provides log rotation This service is part of @code{%base-services}, and thus enabled by
with the default settings, for commonly encountered log files. default, with the default settings, for commonly encountered log files.
The example below shows how to extend it with an additional
@dfn{rotation}, should you need to do that (usually, services that
produce log files already take care of that):
@lisp @lisp
(use-modules (guix) (gnu)) (use-modules (guix) (gnu))
(use-service-modules admin mcron) (use-service-modules admin)
(use-package-modules base idutils)
(define my-log-files
;; Log files that I want to rotate.
'("/var/log/something.log" "/var/log/another.log"))
(operating-system (operating-system
;; @dots{} ;; @dots{}
(services (cons (service rottlog-service-type) (services (cons (simple-service 'rotate-my-stuff
rottlog-service-type
(list (log-rotation
(frequency 'daily)
(files my-log-files))))
%base-services))) %base-services)))
@end lisp @end lisp

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@ -2444,6 +2444,8 @@ to handle."
(service guix-service-type) (service guix-service-type)
(service nscd-service-type) (service nscd-service-type)
(service rottlog-service-type)
;; The LVM2 rules are needed as soon as LVM2 or the device-mapper is ;; The LVM2 rules are needed as soon as LVM2 or the device-mapper is
;; used, so enable them by default. The FUSE and ALSA rules are ;; used, so enable them by default. The FUSE and ALSA rules are
;; less critical, but handy. ;; less critical, but handy.