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-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi12
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/base.scm5
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/install.scm5
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 537b8e19f5..0d205555c1 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -18101,14 +18101,14 @@ Return a new record for the host at @var{address} with the given
host names.
@end defun
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} login-service @var{config}
-Return a service to run login according to @var{config}, a
-@code{<login-configuration>} object, which specifies the message of the day,
-among other things.
-@end deffn
+@defvar login-service-type
+Type of the service that provides a console login service, whose value
+is a @code{<login-configuration>} object.
+@end defvar
@deftp {Data Type} login-configuration
-This is the data type representing the configuration of login.
+Data type representing the configuration of login, which specifies the
+@acronym{MOTD, message of the day}, among other things.
@table @asis
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index c471107883..8dfd92aacf 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
login-configuration
login-configuration?
login-service-type
- login-service
+ login-service ; deprecated
agetty-configuration
agetty-configuration?
@@ -937,7 +937,8 @@ Return a service that sets up Unicode support in @var{tty} and loads
"Provide a console log-in service as specified by its
configuration value, a @code{login-configuration} object.")))
-(define* (login-service #:optional (config (login-configuration)))
+(define-deprecated (login-service #:optional (config (login-configuration)))
+ login-service-type
"Return a service configure login according to @var{config}, which specifies
the message of the day, among other things."
(service login-service-type config))
diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm
index b3cf7a1bd8..8c7585f188 100644
--- a/gnu/system/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/install.scm
@@ -347,8 +347,9 @@ Access documentation at any time by pressing Alt-F2.\x1b[0m
(virtual-terminal "tty1")
(login-program (installer-program))))
- (login-service (login-configuration
- (motd motd)))
+ (service login-service-type
+ (login-configuration
+ (motd motd)))
;; Documentation. The manual is in UTF-8, but
;; 'console-font-service' sets up Unicode support and loads a font