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--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -1549,7 +1549,21 @@ Service Switch}, for an example."
(documentation "Run the syslog daemon (syslogd).")
(provision '(syslogd))
(requirement '(user-processes))
- (actions (list (shepherd-configuration-action syslog.conf)))
+ (actions
+ (list (shepherd-configuration-action syslog.conf)
+ (shepherd-action
+ (name 'reload)
+ (documentation "Reload the configuration file from disk.")
+ (procedure
+ #~(lambda (pid)
+ (if pid
+ (begin
+ (kill pid SIGHUP)
+ (display #$(G_ "Service syslog has been asked to \
+reload its settings file.")))
+ (display #$(G_ "Service syslog is not running."))))))))
+ ;; Note: a static file name is used for syslog.conf so that the reload
+ ;; action work as intended.
(start #~(let ((spawn (make-forkexec-constructor
(list #$(syslog-configuration-syslogd config)
#$(string-append "--rcfile=" syslog.conf))