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-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi5
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/admin.scm25
2 files changed, 22 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index a71a50d023..133cb1b7dd 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -21085,8 +21085,9 @@ Age in seconds after which a file is subject to deletion (six months by
default).
@item @code{schedule} (default: @code{"30 12 01,08,15,22 * *"})
-String or gexp denoting the corresponding mcron job schedule
-(@pxref{Scheduled Job Execution}).
+Schedule of the log cleanup job written either as a string in
+traditional cron syntax or as a gexp representing a Shepherd calendar
+event (@pxref{Timers,,, shepherd, The GNU Shepherd Manual}).
@end table
@end deftp
diff --git a/gnu/services/admin.scm b/gnu/services/admin.scm
index deaa3b6c89..7d202d737e 100644
--- a/gnu/services/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/admin.scm
@@ -385,18 +385,31 @@ Old log files are removed or compressed according to the configuration.")
(length logs) #$directory)
(for-each delete-file logs))))))
-(define (log-cleanup-mcron-jobs configuration)
+(define (log-cleanup-shepherd-services configuration)
(match-record configuration <log-cleanup-configuration>
- (directory expiry schedule)
- (list #~(job #$schedule
- #$(log-cleanup-program directory expiry)))))
+ (directory expiry schedule)
+ (let ((program (log-cleanup-program directory expiry)))
+ (list (shepherd-service
+ (provision '(log-cleanup))
+ (requirement '(user-processes))
+ (modules '((shepherd service timer)))
+ (start #~(make-timer-constructor
+ #$(if (string? schedule)
+ #~(cron-string->calendar-event #$schedule)
+ schedule)
+ (command '(#$program))))
+ (stop #~(make-timer-destructor))
+ (actions (list (shepherd-action
+ (name 'trigger)
+ (documentation "Trigger log cleanup.")
+ (procedure #~trigger-timer)))))))))
(define log-cleanup-service-type
(service-type
(name 'log-cleanup)
(extensions
- (list (service-extension mcron-service-type
- log-cleanup-mcron-jobs)))
+ (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
+ log-cleanup-shepherd-services)))
(description
"Periodically delete old log files.")))