3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

M doc/guix.texi
A gnu/home/services/admin.scm
M gnu/local.mk

@@ 20910,6 20910,7 @@ This is the type of the log rotation service.  Its associated value must
 be a @code{log-rotation-configuration} record, as discussed below.
 @end defvar
 
+@anchor{log-rotation-configuration}
 @c %start of fragment
 
 @deftp {Data Type} log-rotation-configuration


@@ 47296,6 47297,20 @@ mechanism instead (@pxref{Shepherd Services}).
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
+@cindex log rotation, for user services
+The Shepherd also comes with a @dfn{log rotation service}, which
+compresses and then deletes old log files produced by services and
+daemons that it runs.  This service is made available through
+@code{home-log-rotation-service-type} as described below.
+
+@defvar home-log-rotation-service-type
+This is the service type for the user Shepherd log rotation service
+(@pxref{Log Rotation Service,,, shepherd, The GNU Shepherd Manual}).
+Its value must be a @code{log-rotation-configuration} record, exactly as
+for its system-wide counterpart.  @xref{log-rotation-configuration}, for
+its reference.
+@end defvar
+
 @node Secure Shell
 @subsection Secure Shell
 

@@ 0,0 1,31 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2024 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu home services admin)
+  #:use-module (gnu home services)
+  #:use-module (gnu services)
+  #:use-module (gnu services admin)
+  ;; For the 'home-shepherd-service-type' mapping.
+  #:use-module (gnu home services shepherd)
+  #:export (home-log-rotation-service-type)
+  #:re-export (log-rotation-configuration))
+
+(define home-log-rotation-service-type
+  (service-type
+   (inherit (system->home-service-type log-rotation-service-type))
+   (default-value (for-home (log-rotation-configuration)))))

@@ 101,6 101,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/compression.scm				\
   %D%/home.scm					\
   %D%/home/services.scm			\
+  %D%/home/services/admin.scm			\
   %D%/home/services/desktop.scm			\
   %D%/home/services/dict.scm			\
   %D%/home/services/dotfiles.scm		\