On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 11:36:01AM -0700, Tangonov wrote:
> Thanks Fredrik!
> 
> I really struggle with subtle details that are a few paragraphs deep, and
> so, I am embarassed.
> 
> If anyone else is reading this for reference: I should not have set =#:user
> #:t= for =make-forkexec-constructor=. The =#:user= keyword expects a string.
> My user is implicitly when left with the default value.
> 
> If I may say so, this has been easier to learn than systemd services. After
> many years of mostly failing to use systemd properly, I have not yet
> mastered it.
> 
> My user-level services are running :)
> 

I'm a bit late, but I'm glad to see that its working for you. Here's
what I have in my user services for running syncthing:

(define %syncthing-user-service
  (shepherd-service
    (documentation "Run `syncthing' without calling the browser")
    (provision '(syncthing))
    (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
               (list #$(file-append (S "syncthing") "/bin/syncthing")
                     "-no-browser")
               #:log-file (string-append #$%logdir "/syncthing.log")))
    (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))
    (respawn? #t)))

I have %logdir defined elsewhere as:
(define %logdir
  (or (getenv "XDG_LOG_HOME")
      (format #f "~a/.local/var/log"
              (getenv "HOME"))))

and S is specification->package.

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