GuixSD: Please add the ability to change shells for root

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  • Alex Sassmannshausen
  • BJH2017
  • Leo Famulari
  • Ludovic Courtès
  • Ricardo Wurmus
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BJH2017 wrote on 14 Dec 2017 09:38
(address . bug-guix@gnu.org)
CANb+58+BMeVR0Vw5GenuejY5GTcovFsbn-hkw5+LZ5yQ6MpQaQ@mail.gmail.com
Using the configuration file /etc/config.scm it is fairly straight forward
to change shells for a given user account on GuixSD 0.14.0, such as using:

(operating system
(users (cons (user-account
(name "user")
....
(shell "/run/current-system/profile/bin/zsh")))))

, but for root this is impossible. Is it possible this feature could be
added?
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Ludovic Courtès wrote on 18 Dec 2017 23:18
(name . BJH2017)(address . brentonhorne77@gmail.com)(address . 29706@debbugs.gnu.org)
87o9mv7k8o.fsf@gnu.org
Hi,

BJH2017 <brentonhorne77@gmail.com> skribis:

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> Using the configuration file /etc/config.scm it is fairly straight forward
> to change shells for a given user account on GuixSD 0.14.0, such as using:
>
> (operating system
> (users (cons (user-account
> (name "user")
> ....
> (shell "/run/current-system/profile/bin/zsh")))))
>
> , but for root this is impossible. Is it possible this feature could be
> added?

I just realized it’s actually possible: if you add an account with
UID 0, then that account is the root account.

So you can write:

(operating-system
;; …
(users (cons (user-account
(name "this-can-be-root-or-something-else")
(uid 0)
;; …
(shell (file-append zsh "/bin/zsh")))
…)))

… and you get a root account with the chosen name and shell.

Does it work for you?

I’ve clarified the situation:


Thanks,
Ludo’.
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Ludovic Courtès wrote on 19 Dec 2017 15:53
(name . BJH2017)(address . brentonhorne77@gmail.com)(address . 29706@debbugs.gnu.org)
8737466a6r.fsf@gnu.org
Please always keep the list Cc’d.

BJH2017 <brentonhorne77@gmail.com> skribis:

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> No it doesn't, I have this at the moment:
>
> (name "root")
> (uid 0)
> (group "root")
> (home-directory "/root")
> (shell (file-append zsh "/bin/zsh")))
>
> and I get the error:
>
> guix system: error: failed to load '/etc/config.scm':
> /etc/config.scm:35:9: /etc/config.scm:35:9: Wrong number of arguments to
> #<procedure cons (_ _)>

‘cons’ adds an element to a list, so it takes two arguments:

(cons account list)

as in:

(cons (user-account …) %base-user-accounts)

HTH!

Ludo’.
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BJH2017 wrote on 19 Dec 2017 16:02
(address . bug-guix@gnu.org)
CANb+58KT8HzksVpktAPtzKkv9yKz7mfdmnEpXrGUMzWZ-q7TiQ@mail.gmail.com
(thought I had CC'ed the group with my last comment but unfortunately gmail
doesn't do this by default, sorry)

Ya I do have %base-user-accounts in my config file here is what I had for
user accounts in full:

(users (cons
(user-account
(name "root")
(uid 0)
(group "root")
(supplementary-groups '("home-directory"))
(home-directory "/root")
(shell (file-append zsh "/bin/zsh")))
(user-account
(name "fusion809")
(comment "Brenton Horne")
(group "users")
(supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
"audio" "video"))
(home-directory "/home/fusion809")
(shell "/run/current-system/profile/bin/zsh"))
%base-user-accounts))

guessing the problem here is that I have two user-account fields?


On 20 December 2017 at 00:53, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:

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> Please always keep the list Cc’d.
>
> BJH2017 <brentonhorne77@gmail.com> skribis:
>
> > No it doesn't, I have this at the moment:
> >
> > (name "root")
> > (uid 0)
> > (group "root")
> > (home-directory "/root")
> > (shell (file-append zsh "/bin/zsh")))
> >
> > and I get the error:
> >
> > guix system: error: failed to load '/etc/config.scm':
> > /etc/config.scm:35:9: /etc/config.scm:35:9: Wrong number of arguments to
> > #<procedure cons (_ _)>
>
> ‘cons’ adds an element to a list, so it takes two arguments:
>
> (cons account list)
>
> as in:
>
> (cons (user-account …) %base-user-accounts)
>
> HTH!
>
> Ludo’.
>
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Ricardo Wurmus wrote on 19 Dec 2017 16:26
(name . BJH2017)(address . brentonhorne77@gmail.com)(address . 29706@debbugs.gnu.org)
87vah2kacp.fsf@elephly.net
Hi,

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> (users (cons
> (user-account
> (name "root")
> (uid 0)
> (group "root")
> (supplementary-groups '("home-directory"))
> (home-directory "/root")
> (shell (file-append zsh "/bin/zsh")))
> (user-account
> (name "fusion809")
> (comment "Brenton Horne")
> (group "users")
> (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
> "audio" "video"))
> (home-directory "/home/fusion809")
> (shell "/run/current-system/profile/bin/zsh"))
> %base-user-accounts))
>
> guessing the problem here is that I have two user-account fields?

Yes, “cons” takes a single item (its first argument) and prepends it to a
list (its second argument). You can use “cons*” here, which prepends
more than one thing to a list.

--
Ricardo

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Alex Sassmannshausen wrote on 19 Dec 2017 16:34
(name . BJH2017)(address . brentonhorne77@gmail.com)(address . 29706@debbugs.gnu.org)
87mv2eg298.fsf@pompo.co
Hi,

BJH2017 writes:

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> (thought I had CC'ed the group with my last comment but unfortunately gmail doesn't do this by default, sorry)
>
> Ya I do have %base-user-accounts in my config file here is what I had for user accounts in full:
>
> (users (cons
> (user-account
> (name "root")
> (uid 0)
> (group "root")
> (supplementary-groups '("home-directory"))
> (home-directory "/root")
> (shell (file-append zsh "/bin/zsh")))
> (user-account
> (name "fusion809")
> (comment "Brenton Horne")
> (group "users")
> (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
> "audio" "video"))
> (home-directory "/home/fusion809")
> (shell "/run/current-system/profile/bin/zsh"))
> %base-user-accounts))
>
> guessing the problem here is that I have two user-account fields?

That's correct. Either use:

(cons (user-account ...)
(cons (user-account ...)
%base-user-accounts))

Or

(cons* (user-account ...) (user-account ...) %base-user-accounts)

HTH,

Alex

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> On 20 December 2017 at 00:53, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:
>
> Please always keep the list Cc’d.
>
> BJH2017 <brentonhorne77@gmail.com> skribis:
>
> > No it doesn't, I have this at the moment:
> >
> > (name "root")
> > (uid 0)
> > (group "root")
> > (home-directory "/root")
> > (shell (file-append zsh "/bin/zsh")))
> >
> > and I get the error:
> >
> > guix system: error: failed to load '/etc/config.scm':
> > /etc/config.scm:35:9: /etc/config.scm:35:9: Wrong number of arguments to
> > #<procedure cons (_ _)>
>
> ‘cons’ adds an element to a list, so it takes two arguments:
>
> (cons account list)
>
> as in:
>
> (cons (user-account …) %base-user-accounts)
>
> HTH!
>
> Ludo’.
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Leo Famulari wrote on 19 Dec 2017 16:39
(name . BJH2017)(address . brentonhorne77@gmail.com)(address . 29706@debbugs.gnu.org)
20171219153913.GA26833@jasmine.lan
On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 01:02:02AM +1000, BJH2017 wrote:
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> (thought I had CC'ed the group with my last comment but unfortunately gmail
> doesn't do this by default, sorry)
>
> Ya I do have %base-user-accounts in my config file here is what I had for
> user accounts in full:
>
> (users (cons
> (user-account
> (name "root")
> (uid 0)
> (group "root")
> (supplementary-groups '("home-directory"))
> (home-directory "/root")
> (shell (file-append zsh "/bin/zsh")))
> (user-account
> (name "fusion809")
> (comment "Brenton Horne")
> (group "users")
> (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
> "audio" "video"))
> (home-directory "/home/fusion809")
> (shell "/run/current-system/profile/bin/zsh"))
> %base-user-accounts))
>
> guessing the problem here is that I have two user-account fields?

Right, if you are adding more than one element to %base-user-accounts,
you'll need to use cons* instead of cons.

(users (cons* (user-account
(name "root")
...)
(user-account
(name "fusion809")
...)
%base-user-accounts))
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Ludovic Courtès wrote on 19 Dec 2017 18:16
(name . BJH2017)(address . brentonhorne77@gmail.com)(address . 29706@debbugs.gnu.org)
87po7a1vv8.fsf@gnu.org
Hello,

BJH2017 <brentonhorne77@gmail.com> skribis:

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> Ya I do have %base-user-accounts in my config file here is what I had for
> user accounts in full:
>
> (users (cons
> (user-account
> (name "root")
> (uid 0)
> (group "root")
> (supplementary-groups '("home-directory"))
> (home-directory "/root")
> (shell (file-append zsh "/bin/zsh")))
> (user-account
> (name "fusion809")
> (comment "Brenton Horne")
> (group "users")
> (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
> "audio" "video"))
> (home-directory "/home/fusion809")
> (shell "/run/current-system/profile/bin/zsh"))
> %base-user-accounts))

Here ‘cons’ is given three arguments. You should use ‘cons*’ instead.
To do that you’ll also need to add this line to the top of your file:

(use-modules (srfi srfi-1)) ;for 'cons*'

HTH,
Ludo’.
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