bug#40567: closed (mpd-service-type needs a pre-existing user in system and does not works with a new user defined in config.scm)

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and subject line Re: bug#40567: mpd-service-type needs a pre-existing user in 
system and does not works with a new user defined in config.scm
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #40567,
regarding mpd-service-type needs a pre-existing user in system and does not 
works with a new user defined in config.scm
to be marked as done.

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> mpd-service-type needs a pre-existing user in system and does not works with a new user defined in config.scm
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> Sun, 12 Apr 2020 09:55:15 +0530
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> Hi,
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> This is to report:
> mpd-service-type needs a pre-existing user in system and does not works
> with a new user defined in config.scm. Running guix system reconfigure 
> gives some getpw error.
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> Guix system reconfigure works fine if we add temporarily a user with useradd.
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> Thanks,
> Veera
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> Hi Veera,
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> On 2020-04-12 05:25, R Veera Kumar wrote:
> > Hi,
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> > This is to report:
> > mpd-service-type needs a pre-existing user in system and does not works
> > with a new user defined in config.scm. Running guix system reconfigure 
> > gives some getpw error.
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> > Guix system reconfigure works fine if we add temporarily a user with useradd.
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> > Thanks,
> > Veera
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> This bug no longer applies as mpd-service-type has gone through some 
> refactorings in the meantime.
> Worth noting is that mpd-service-type isn't meant to be used with interactive 
> user-accounts, for
> such cases a home service variant should be used instead.
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> Cheers,
> Bruno
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