Re: guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm or my-config.scm

[John Soo <jsoo1@asu.edu>]

Hi there,

I do exactly what you said:

$ emacs /path/to/my/config.scm
$ sudo suix system reconfigure /path/to/my/config.scm

No need to keep it in /etc. 

Hope that helps,

John

> On May 8, 2019, at 11:54 AM, sirgazil <sirgazil@zoho.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm reading the Guix manual, and I'm confused about the recommended way to reconfigure the system.
> 
> The workaround added recently to the "Graphical Installation" section suggests that in a freshly installed system you can:¹
> 
>    $ sudo emacs /etc/config.scm
>    Modify the file to your liking
>    $ guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm
> 
> But the "System Configuration" section seems to recommend against touching files in "/etc". The "Instantiating the System" subsection talks about running ²
> 
>    $ guix system reconfigure my-system-config.scm
> 
> This subsection also reads:
> 
>    The normal way to change the system configuration is by updating this
>    file and re-running ‘guix system reconfigure’.  One should never have to
>    touch files in ‘/etc’ or to run commands that modify the system state
>    such as ‘useradd’ or ‘grub-install’.  In fact, you must avoid that since
>    that would not only void your warranty but also prevent you from rolling
>    back to previous versions of your system, should you ever need to.
> 
> So, should one do the following instead?
> 
>    $ emacs ~/path/to/my-config.scm
>    Modify the file to your liking
>    $ guix pull && sudo guix system reconfigure ~/path/to/my-config.scm
> 
> 
> 
> Footnotes:
> 
> 1. https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Guided-Graphical-Installation.html#Guided-Graphical-Installation
> 2. https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Using-the-Configuration-System.html#Instantiating-the-System
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