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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index a5f38e166b..1b10e2d626 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -35975,6 +35975,14 @@ guix home reconfigure config.scm This ``builds'' your home environment and creates @file{~/.guix-home} pointing to it. Voilà! +@quotation Note +Make sure the operating system has elogind, systemd, or a similar +mechanism to create the XDG run-time directory and has the +@env{XDG_RUNTIME_DIR} variable set. Failing that, the +@file{on-first-login} script will not execute anything, and processes +like user Shepherd and its descendants will not start. +@end quotation + @node Configuring the Shell @section Configuring the Shell This section is safe to skip if your shell or shells are managed by |