>> adding group 'tty'... >> groupadd: GID '996' already exists >> >> [...] >> >> Not sure if the system got in a strange state as a result of me changing >> my first user accounts name. Perhaps. > > Could you share a minimal operating system configuration file that > reproduces the issue, and describe any specific steps you took that will > reproduce it (e.g., changing your first user account's name)? You can > use "guix system vm" to quickly prototype a system for reproducing the > issue (see "Invoking guix system" in the manual), and this will make it > easier for everyone to pitch in and investigate.
OK. Cool. I'll try do that sometime and feedback. >> guix system: unloading service 'term-auto'... >> shepherd: Removing service 'term-auto'... >> shepherd: Done. >> guix system: loading new services: user-homes term-auto... >> shepherd: Evaluating user expression (register-services (primitive-load >> "/gnu/st?") #). >> shepherd: Service user-homes could not be started. >> shepherd: Service term-auto could not be started. >> >> The last two lines. Are these normal safe to ignore errors? Known bug or >> something specific to my system? > > During reconfigure, Guix does not (currently) attempt to restart > currently running services. So this is normal. When you reboot, the > new version of the services should be used; you should reboot and verify > that they are running to complete the reconfigure action. If things > don't work out, you can always select the previous version from the GRUB > menu or run "guix system roll-back" to go back to the previous system > generation. Ah, ok. > Hope that helps! It does thanks.
