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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2017-09-22 00:00:41 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2017-09-22 00:05:08 +0200
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services: network-manager: Add support for VPN plug-ins.
* gnu/services.scm (directory-union): Export.
* gnu/services/networking.scm (<network-manager-configuration>)[vpn-plugins]:
New field.
(vpn-plugin-directory, network-manager-environment): New procedure.
(network-manager-shepherd-service): Pass #:environment-variables to
'make-forkexec-constructor'.
(network-manager-service-type): Add SESSION-ENVIRONMENT-SERVICE-TYPE
extension.
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
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@@ -10125,6 +10125,11 @@ then update @code{resolv.conf} to point to the local nameserver.
 NetworkManager will not modify @code{resolv.conf}.
 @end table
 
+@item @code{vpn-plugins} (default: @code{'()})
+This is the list of available plugins for virtual private networks
+(VPNs).  An example of this is the @code{network-manager-openvpn}
+package, which allows NetworkManager to manage VPNs @i{via} OpenVPN.
+
 @end table
 @end deftp