2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

M doc/guix.texi
M gnu/services/base.scm

@@ 6984,10 6984,14 @@ external name servers do not even need to be queried.
 @end defvr
 
 
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} syslog-service [#:config-file #f]
-Return a service that runs @code{syslogd}.  If configuration file name
-@var{config-file} is not specified, use some reasonable default
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} syslog-service @
+             [#:config-file @var{%default-syslog.conf}]
+Return a service that runs @command{syslogd}.  If configuration file
+name @var{config-file} is not specified, use some reasonable default
 settings.
+
+@xref{syslogd invocation,,, inetutils, GNU Inetutils}, for more
+information on the configuration file syntax.
 @end deffn
 
 @anchor{guix-configuration-type}

@@ 80,6 80,7 @@
             nscd-service-type
             nscd-service
             syslog-service
+            %default-syslog.conf
 
             guix-configuration
             guix-configuration?


@@ 804,9 805,12 @@ Service Switch}, for an example."
 "))
 
 (define* (syslog-service #:key (config-file %default-syslog.conf))
-  "Return a service that runs @code{syslogd}.
-If configuration file name @var{config-file} is not specified, use some
-reasonable default settings."
+  "Return a service that runs @command{syslogd}.  If configuration file
+name @var{config-file} is not specified, use some reasonable default
+settings.
+
+@xref{syslogd invocation,,, inetutils, GNU Inetutils}, for more
+information on the configuration file syntax."
   (service syslog-service-type config-file))