bug#32141: [PATCH] services: Add ddclient service.

[Oleg Pykhalov]

Hi Ludovic,

address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:

> Sorry for the delay, I had forgotten about this patch.  (Feel free to
> ping when that happens!)

No problem.  OK.  Feel free the same and thank you for pinging me.

> Oleg Pykhalov <address@hidden> skribis:

[…]

>> +By default, the @code{secret-file} in @code{ddclient-configuration} is
>> +pointing to @file{/etc/ddclient/secrets.conf} file, which will be appended 
>> to
>> address@hidden/etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf} and should be created in advance. 
>>  See
>> +samples inside @file{/share/ddclient} directory of @code{ddclient} package.
>
> I propose slightly different wording, to make it clear that users are
> expected to provide the secret file:
>
>   The following example show instantiates the service with its default
>   configuration:
>
>   @example
>   (service ddclient-service-type)
>   @end example
>
>   Note that ddclient needs to access credentials that are stored in a
>   @dfn{secret file}, by default @file{/etc/ddclient/secrets} (see
>   @code{secret-file} below.)  You are expected to create this file
>   manually, in an ``out-of-band'' fashion (you @emph{could} make this
>   file part of the service configuration, for instance by using
>   @code{plain-file}, but it will be world-readable @i{via}
>   @file{/gnu/store}.)  See the examples in the @file{share/ddclient}
>   directory of the @code{ddclient} package.
>
> WDYT?

It looks more clear.  I will apply this, thanks.

>> address@hidden address@hidden parameter} string secret-file
>> +Secret file which will be appended to ddclient.conf file.
>                                          ^
> @file{ddclient.conf}
>
> Maybe add:
>
>   This file contains credentials for use by ddclient.  You are expected
>   to create it manually.
>
>> +Defaults to @samp{"/etc/ddclient/secrets.conf"}.

Applied.

> OK with changes along these lines.

Pushed as 8490a8346b5c8207f5798be55bea1de865b0bd42

Thanks,
Oleg.

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