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authorTomáš Čech <sleep_walker@gnu.org>2016-11-09 21:38:38 +0100
committerTomáš Čech <sleep_walker@gnu.org>2016-11-15 00:19:17 +0100
commit2cccbc2af25c6e65167fb471560c5384cb9c2fe2 (patch)
treefcb09234100808c2f84253e23600141db6bfe382
parent028bf3c0b266e47912187448ef43cdc08633649f (diff)
services: Add wpa-supplicant-service.
* gnu/services/networking.scm (wpa-supplicant-service): New procedure. (wpa-supplicant-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi9
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/networking.scm31
2 files changed, 39 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 9a95e1821d..a3eba5811e 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -8397,6 +8397,15 @@ several the @command{connmanctl} command to interact with the daemon and
configure networking."
@end deffn
+@cindex WPA Supplicant
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} wpa-supplicant-service @
+ [#:wpa-supplicant @var{wpa-supplicant}]
+Return a service that runs @url{https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/,WPA
+supplicant}, an authentication daemon required to authenticate against
+encrypted WiFi or ethernet networks. Service is started to listen for
+requests on D-Bus.
+@end deffn
+
@cindex NTP
@cindex real time clock
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} ntp-service [#:ntp @var{ntp}] @
diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm
index df609da0de..5ec29af4bf 100644
--- a/gnu/services/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
wicd-service
network-manager-service
- connman-service))
+ connman-service
+ wpa-supplicant-service-type))
;;; Commentary:
;;;
@@ -740,4 +741,32 @@ several the @command{connmanctl} command to interact with the daemon and
configure networking."
(service connman-service-type connman))
+
+
+;;;
+;;; WPA supplicant
+;;;
+
+
+(define (wpa-supplicant-shepherd-service wpa-supplicant)
+ "Return a shepherd service for wpa_supplicant"
+ (list (shepherd-service
+ (documentation "Run WPA supplicant with dbus interface")
+ (provision '(wpa-supplicant))
+ (requirement '(user-processes dbus-system loopback))
+ (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
+ (list (string-append #$wpa-supplicant
+ "/sbin/wpa_supplicant")
+ "-u" "-B" "-P/var/run/wpa_supplicant.pid")
+ #:pid-file "/var/run/wpa_supplicant.pid"))
+ (stop #~(make-kill-destructor)))))
+
+(define wpa-supplicant-service-type
+ (service-type (name 'wpa-supplicant)
+ (extensions
+ (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
+ wpa-supplicant-shepherd-service)
+ (service-extension dbus-root-service-type list)
+ (service-extension profile-service-type list)))))
+
;;; networking.scm ends here