bug#43720: closed (Reconfiguring does not create home directories)

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> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:53:48 +0200
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> Hello,
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> when adding new users to a Guix system configuration and reconfiguring,
> their home directories are not created. It has happened a few times when
> creating accounts for interns on bayfront, and it has happened right now
> with Danny's account on dover.
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> This behaviour seems to contradict the documentation at
>    https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/guix.html#User-Accounts
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> Andreas
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> Hi,
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> Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr> skribis:
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> > when adding new users to a Guix system configuration and reconfiguring,
> > their home directories are not created. It has happened a few times when
> > creating accounts for interns on bayfront, and it has happened right now
> > with Danny's account on dover.
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> I can confirm it with 7607ace5091aea0157ba5c8a508129cc5fc4f931:
> ‘user-homes’ is not restarted.  If we look at the
> ‘upgrade-shepherd-services.scm’ file generated for the system, it reads:
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> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> (begin
>   (use-modules
>    (gnu services herd)
>    (srfi srfi-1))
>   (parameterize
>       ((shepherd-message-port
>         (%make-void-port "w")))
>     (load-services/safe
>      (quote
>       ("/gnu/store/cl33si9nbny96p2chf3swcl1l6pbxdr3-shepherd-file-systems.scm" 
> …))))
>   (for-each unload-service
>             (quote
>              ()))
>   (for-each start-service
>             (quote
>              ())))
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
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> I believe cda046b3eaeb60f756fa4964c4b2721a2d680192 fixes it.
> The bug was probably there since commit
> 5c793753b31b1dcd9a554bce953124f7ae88ca9a (July 2019).
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> Thanks!
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> Ludo’.
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