From cc9c1f39350233bb3f22f01f942466a5cc7851f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ludovic Courtès Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 21:24:59 +0200 Subject: doc: Update "Name Service Switch" to new service framework. * gnu/services/avahi.scm (avahi-service): Mention the extension of nscd. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Update accordingly. (Name Service Switch): Remove '%my-base-services' example and explanation. --- gnu/services/avahi.scm | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'gnu/services/avahi.scm') diff --git a/gnu/services/avahi.scm b/gnu/services/avahi.scm index b576c395ff..18131fe561 100644 --- a/gnu/services/avahi.scm +++ b/gnu/services/avahi.scm @@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ (define* (avahi-service #:key (avahi avahi) (domains-to-browse '())) "Return a service that runs @command{avahi-daemon}, a system-wide mDNS/DNS-SD responder that allows for service discovery and -\"zero-configuration\" host name lookups (see @uref{http://avahi.org/}). +\"zero-configuration\" host name lookups (see @uref{http://avahi.org/}), and +extends the name service cache daemon (nscd) so that it can resolve +@code{.local} host names using +@uref{http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/nss-mdns/, nss-mdns}. If @var{host-name} is different from @code{#f}, use that as the host name to publish for this machine; otherwise, use the machine's actual host name. -- cgit v1.2.3