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diff --git a/gnu/services/admin.scm b/gnu/services/admin.scm
index 004ac8c910..edd8ce59da 100644
--- a/gnu/services/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/admin.scm
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
#:use-module (gnu services configuration)
#:use-module (gnu services mcron)
#:use-module (gnu services shepherd)
+ #:use-module (gnu system accounts)
+ #:use-module ((gnu system shadow) #:select (account-service-type))
#:use-module ((guix store) #:select (%store-prefix))
#:use-module (guix gexp)
#:use-module (guix modules)
@@ -69,6 +71,14 @@
%default-file-database-update-schedule
%default-file-database-excluded-directories
+ package-database-service-type
+ package-database-configuration
+ package-database-configuration?
+ package-database-configuration-package
+ package-database-configuration-schedule
+ package-database-configuration-method
+ package-database-configuration-channels
+
unattended-upgrade-service-type
unattended-upgrade-configuration
unattended-upgrade-configuration?
@@ -338,6 +348,49 @@ which lets you search for files by name. The database is created by running
the @command{updatedb} command.")
(default-value (file-database-configuration))))
+(define %default-package-database-update-schedule
+ ;; Default mcron schedule for the periodic 'guix locate --update' job: once
+ ;; every Monday.
+ "10 23 * * 1")
+
+(define-configuration/no-serialization package-database-configuration
+ (package (file-like guix)
+ "The Guix package to use.")
+ (schedule (string-or-gexp
+ %default-package-database-update-schedule)
+ "String or G-exp denoting an mcron schedule for the periodic
+@command{guix locate --update} job (@pxref{Guile Syntax,,, mcron,
+GNU@tie{}mcron}).")
+ (method (symbol 'store)
+ "Indexing method for @command{guix locate}. The default value,
+@code{'store}, yields a more complete database but is relatively expensive in
+terms of CPU and input/output.")
+ (channels (gexp #~%default-channels)
+ "G-exp denoting the channels to use when updating the database
+(@pxref{Channels})."))
+
+(define (package-database-mcron-jobs configuration)
+ (match-record configuration <package-database-configuration>
+ (package schedule method channels)
+ (let ((channels (scheme-file "channels.scm" channels)))
+ (list #~(job #$schedule
+ ;; XXX: The whole thing's running as "root" just because it
+ ;; needs write access to /var/cache/guix/locate.
+ (string-append #$(file-append package "/bin/guix")
+ " time-machine -C " #$channels
+ " -- locate --update --method="
+ #$(symbol->string method)))))))
+
+(define package-database-service-type
+ (service-type
+ (name 'package-database)
+ (extensions (list (service-extension mcron-service-type
+ package-database-mcron-jobs)))
+ (description
+ "Periodically update the package database used by the @code{guix locate} command,
+which lets you search for packages that provide a given file.")
+ (default-value (package-database-configuration))))
+
;;;
;;; Unattended upgrade.