Ludovic Courtès writes: >>>> Running `guix system reconfigure' hangs after the `usermod...' changes. >>>> Not sure about how to print more debug details. >>> >>> Does /var/log/messages or /var/log/shepherd.log have more info? >> >> /var/log/shepherd.log does not log anything from the `guix system >> reconfigure...`. > > What about /var/log/messages? Sorry, I forgot about that one. Starting at 18:42:53: Apr 1 18:26:14 localhost -- MARK -- Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost nscd: 329 monitored file `/etc/hosts` was deleted, removing watch Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost nscd: 329 monitored file `/etc/hosts` was created, adding watch Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost nscd: 329 monitored file `/etc/services` was deleted, removing watch Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost nscd: 329 monitored file `/etc/services` was created, adding watch Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost NetworkManager[369]: [1522588373.7196] settings: hostname changed from (none) to "mimimi" Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: Removing service 'user-homes'... Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: Done. Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: Removing service 'term-auto'... Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: Done. Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: Evaluating user expression (register-services (primitive-load "/gnu/st?") ?). Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: GNU Guile 2.2.3 Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: Copyright (C) 1995-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: Guile comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `,show w'. Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: This program is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: under certain conditions; type `,show c' for Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: details. Apr 1 18:42:53 localhost shepherd[1]: Enter `,help' for help. Also here is the output: > sudo guix system reconfigure ~/dotfiles/.guix-config/config.scm substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% The following derivations will be built: /gnu/store/6p2mf90icfgkgn0pdcb058mwxl5hndn8-system.drv /gnu/store/74s08vh7wk5hg9cd4n2z8irwkznsf0ng-grub.cfg.drv /gnu/store/s4l9g12y5vp36br7w1nrz9a8zkpwx681-shepherd-file-system--foo.scm.drv /gnu/store/s2y5f319phq54lf70qga49kwncn8cyab-shepherd-user-file-systems.scm.drv /gnu/store/dp2ks3cmmikrgbkwjvbgfaak55lkibpc-shepherd-file-systems.scm.drv /gnu/store/vzwqn0w5xxgnnbj4x1awgm3s7qssgiz9-shepherd.conf.drv /gnu/store/r2njdfp6hkljsrnpnxjcj9m602v1c8wb-activate-service.drv /gnu/store/0zr1nagvqrd407z786bfpd482570235j-activate.drv /gnu/store/yswg9qnggnb9x02mffl27aaq6bp4wcxf-boot.drv /gnu/store/ljp98sn46aqi7vsg3fwpxisphwm7psw3-etc.drv /gnu/store/j85yjy5sxjlzkcm64f5knkhm9wpy2hd1-system /gnu/store/sdlvf4aps75cpkjck73iy5c65gm9iby8-grub.cfg /gnu/store/lb5q7l4yfaqwfb2hxi5q73z3p6pnhpm1-grub-efi-2.02 /gnu/store/kh3bl4qrmkr6wfacdd8dkqkw16n3l0bp-bootloader-installer activating system... making '/gnu/store/j85yjy5sxjlzkcm64f5knkhm9wpy2hd1-system' the current system... setting up setuid programs in '/run/setuid-programs'... populating /etc from /gnu/store/mv3hpjkfv4qgid27fx590lmly25rxrad-etc... usermod: no changes usermod: no changes usermod: no changes usermod: no changes usermod: no changes usermod: no changes usermod: no changes usermod: no changes usermod: no changes usermod: no changes guix system: unloading service 'user-homes'... shepherd: Removing service 'user-homes'... shepherd: Done. guix system: unloading service 'term-auto'... shepherd: Removing service 'term-auto'... shepherd: Done. guix system: loading new services: file-system-/foo user-homes term-auto... shepherd: Evaluating user expression (register-services (primitive-load "/gnu/st?") ?). -- Pierre Neidhardt