Hi,

Christian Miller <christian.miller@dadoes.de> writes:

> Hello,
>
> this is how I configured my system:
>
> (modify-services %desktop-services
>   (delete gdm-service-type)
>   (mingetty-service-type config =>
>     (mingetty-configuration
>       (inherit config)
>       (auto-login "cm")
>       ;; TODO: Work around to fix "Error in service module"
>       (login-pause? #t))))
>
> Without the (login-pause? #t) I would get "Error in service module" as
> an error message in my TTY and can't use the system.
>
> There is also someone else with that issue[0]
>
> I asked on the IRC[1] some time ago (somenickname was me in that case)
> and nckx had an assumption why this is happening.
>
> [0]: https://issues.guix.gnu.org/68384
> [1]: https://logs.guix.gnu.org/guix/2023-09-28.log#211350

I just send a two-patch series[0] that allows this to be solved.  If it
is merged, it will allow to do the following:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(modify-services (operating-system-user-services %basic-os)
  (mingetty-service-type config =>
                         (mingetty-configuration
                          (inherit config)
                          (auto-login "user")
                          (shepherd-requirement
                           (cons 'dbus-system
                                 (mingetty-configuration-shepherd-requirement
                                  config))))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

At least in QEMU it seems to solve the issue.

Have a nice day,
Tomas

0: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=74508

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