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Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/services/nfs.scm')
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/nfs.scm | 24 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/nfs.scm b/gnu/services/nfs.scm index 0d1617354e..209cde24b3 100644 --- a/gnu/services/nfs.scm +++ b/gnu/services/nfs.scm @@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ (match values ((first . rest) first) (_ config)))) - (default-value (rpcbind-configuration))))) + (default-value (rpcbind-configuration)) + (description "Run the RPC Bind service, which provides a facility to map +ONC RPC program numbers into universal addresses. Many NFS related services +use this facility.")))) @@ -128,8 +131,13 @@ ;; configure and start this service. Only one value can be provided. We ;; override it with the value returned by the extending service. (compose identity) - (extend (lambda (config values) (first values))) - (default-value (pipefs-configuration))))) + (extend (lambda (config values) + (match values + ((first . rest) first) + (_ config)))) + (default-value (pipefs-configuration)) + (description "Mount the pipefs file system, which is used to transfer +NFS-related data between the kernel and user-space programs.")))) @@ -174,7 +182,10 @@ (match values ((first . rest) first) (_ config)))) - (default-value (gss-configuration))))) + (default-value (gss-configuration)) + (description "Run the @dfn{global security system} (GSS) daemon, which +provides strong security for protocols based on remote procedure calls (ONC +RPC).")))) @@ -239,7 +250,10 @@ ;; override it with the value returned by the extending service. (compose identity) (extend (lambda (config values) (first values))) - (default-value (idmap-configuration))))) + (default-value (idmap-configuration)) + (description "Run the idmap daemon, which provides a mapping between user +IDs and user names. It is typically required to access file systems mounted +via NFSv4.")))) (define-record-type* <nfs-configuration> nfs-configuration make-nfs-configuration |