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Subject: Re: Fingerprint Service
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 23:10:36 +0200
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To: Raghav Gururajan <rvgn@disroot.org>
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Hi,

"Raghav Gururajan" <rvgn@disroot.org> skribis:

> Based on this
> (https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Miscellaneous-Serv=
ices.html#Miscellaneous-Services
> (https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Miscellaneous-Serv=
ices.html#Miscellaneous-Services)),
> I have included "fprintd-service-type" (with default config, that is,
> values left blank) to my system services in the system config. The
> "guix system reconfigure" went without any errors. But it appears the
> service is not actually added to the system.
>
> When I checked "herd status" as root, the fprintd service was not
> running. Also, when I did "herd start fprintd", I am getting "service
> not found". That means the service itself is not available in the
> system right? Weird!?

fprintd is a D-Bus service, meaning that it=E2=80=99s not managed by shephe=
rd,
and thus not accessible with the =E2=80=98herd=E2=80=99 command.

Instead, it=E2=80=99s supposed to be started on demand when applications as=
k for
the fingerprint service.  The =E2=80=98fprintd=E2=80=99 package provides se=
veral
commands starting with =E2=80=98fprintd-=E2=80=99 that should allow you to =
check whether
it=E2=80=99s working.

Now, I=E2=80=99ve never actually used this service, so take it with a grain=
 of
salt.  :-)

HTH,
Ludo=E2=80=99.