I reconfigured my Guix System based on core-updates, and afterwards I
was unable to login, either remotely over SSH, or on the Linux console.
After cutting the power to the computer and turning it back on, I was
able to log in.
I've attached my configuration file for your reference.
;; This is an operating system configuration template
;; for a "bare bones" setup, with no X11 display server.
(use-modules (gnu))
(use-service-modules networking
desktop
dbus
ssh
sysctl)
(use-package-modules admin
certs
curl
ntp
nvi
ssh
shells
rsync
tmux
version-control
vim)
(operating-system
(host-name "zamia")
(timezone "America/New_York")
(locale "en_US.UTF-8")
(locale-libcs (list glibc-2.29 (canonical-package glibc)))
(kernel-arguments
'(;; Console resolution
"gfxpayload=1440x900x16,1440x900"
;; console cursor. stops the blinking but the colors are bad
"vt.cur.default=0x520032"
"consoleblank=120"
;; ???
"quiet"
;; Disable the PC speaker
"modprobe.blacklist=pcspkr,snd_pcsp"))
;; Assuming /dev/sdX is the target hard disk, and "my-root" is
;; the label of the target root file system.
(bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/sda")
(terminal-outputs '(console))))
(file-systems (cons* (file-system
(device (uuid "foo"))
(mount-point "/")
(type "btrfs"))
(file-system
(device (uuid "bar"))
(mount-point "/home")
(type "btrfs"))
%base-file-systems))
;; This is where user accounts are specified. The "root"
;; account is implicit, and is initially created with the
;; empty password.
(users (append (list (user-account
(name "leo")
(group "users")
(shell #~(string-append #$zsh "/bin/zsh"))
;; Adding the account to the "wheel" group
;; makes it a sudoer. Adding it to "audio"
;; and "video" allows the user to play sound
;; and access the webcam.
(supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev" "audio"))))
%base-user-accounts))
;; Globally-installed packages.
(packages (cons* curl
git
openssh mosh
nss-certs
ntp
rsync
tmux
tree
vim nvi
%base-packages))
(services
(cons* (dbus-service)
(service gpm-service-type)
(service openssh-service-type
(openssh-configuration
(password-authentication? #f)))
(service ntp-service-type)
(service dhcp-client-service-type)
(service wpa-supplicant-service-type
(wpa-supplicant-configuration
(interface "wls1")
(config-file "/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf")))
(elogind-service)
(modify-services %base-services
(guix-service-type config =>
(guix-configuration
(inherit config)
(extra-options '("--max-jobs=4"))
(substitute-urls
'("https://private.mirror
https://ci.guix.gnu.org";))))))))
