bug#47724: error: connect: /run/user/1000/shepherd/socket: No such file or directory

[bo0od <bo0od@riseup.net>]

 > The problem is that you need to be root to run these commands. We should
 > adjust the hint to say that.

Yes please, And make the error message sane/understandable with human 
language as i couldnt understand from the error message oh it needs root 
access because it doesnt say that anywhere.

Leo Famulari:
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 12:54:14PM +0000, bo0od wrote:
>> Following manual installation on what to do after first boot:
>>
>> https://guix.gnu.org/en/manual/en/html_node/After-System-Installation.html
>>
>> "sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm"
>>
>> but running this command will request (after it finish) to restart some
>> services which cant be restarted leading to the error in the title.
> 
> Thanks for the report...
> 
>> To complete the upgrade, run 'herd restart SERVICE' to stop,
>> upgrade, and restart each service that was not automatically restarted.
>> Run 'herd status' to view the list of services on your system.
>> user@host ~$ herd restart term-auto
>> error: connect: /run/user/1000/shepherd/socket: No such file or directory
>> user@host ~$ herd status
>> error: connect: /run/user/1000/shepherd/socket: No such file or directory
> 
> The problem is that you need to be root to run these commands. We should
> adjust the hint to say that.
>