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Harden daemon service installation

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@ -52,8 +52,14 @@ on macOS, and per-user scheduled tasks on Windows. Geth does not install itself
as a privileged system service.
The common service lifecycle is available directly as `geth daemon
install|start|stop|status|uninstall`; the nested service commands remain the
advanced and compatibility surface. `geth daemon run --ephemeral` creates a
install|start|stop|status|logs|uninstall`; the nested service commands remain
the advanced and compatibility surface. Direct installation waits for local
control readiness. A service executable resolved under a Cargo target or OS
temporary directory is copied atomically into the selected geth home's `bin/`
directory before the definition is written, unless the operator explicitly
allows the transient reference. Service log inspection reads the systemd user
journal on Linux and user-owned daemon log files on macOS and Windows.
`geth daemon run --ephemeral` creates a
temporary home, reports how another CLI process can select it with `--home`, and
removes it after a normal foreground shutdown. Ephemeral mode still starts the
same daemon-owned Iroh endpoint and local control stack; it is not a second