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| author | Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com> | 2018-04-09 01:04:10 +0200 |
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| committer | Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com> | 2018-10-17 20:34:37 +0200 |
| commit | acce0a474c1493ab18912bc46285248e4ccb0314 (patch) | |
| tree | 62190ab17822b8015e5c18762fff1fb083abc696 /doc | |
| parent | a55ebe2e3a7b438b4eec06c594440d3a0fb06a25 (diff) | |
| download | guix-acce0a474c1493ab18912bc46285248e4ccb0314.tar.gz guix-acce0a474c1493ab18912bc46285248e4ccb0314.zip | |
services: wpa-supplicant: Extend to support configuration parameters.
This allows using WPA Supplicant "standalone" without an additional
network manager. The default configuration is unchanged.
* gnu/services/networking.scm (<wpa-supplicant-configuration>): New record type.
(wpa-supplicant-shepherd-service): Pass configuration records to the daemon.
(wpa-supplicant-service-type): Adjust accordingly.
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document the new service type.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 35 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 5ae80917a9..2cea52f02b 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -11737,18 +11737,35 @@ When true, enable connman's vpn plugin. @defvr {Scheme Variable} wpa-supplicant-service-type This is the service type to run @url{https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/,WPA supplicant}, an authentication daemon required to authenticate against -encrypted WiFi or ethernet networks. It is configured to listen for -requests on D-Bus. +encrypted WiFi or ethernet networks. +@end defvr -The value of this service is the @code{wpa-supplicant} package to use. -Thus, it can be instantiated like this: +@deftp {Data Type} wpa-supplicant-configuration +Data type representing the configuration of WPA Supplicant. -@lisp -(use-modules (gnu services networking)) +It takes the following parameters: -(service wpa-supplicant-service-type) -@end lisp -@end defvr +@table @asis +@item @code{wpa-supplicant} (default: @code{wpa-supplicant}) +The WPA Supplicant package to use. + +@item @code{dbus?} (default: @code{#t}) +Whether to listen for requests on D-Bus. + +@item @code{pid-file} (default: @code{"/var/run/wpa_supplicant.pid"}) +Where to store the PID file. + +@item @code{interface} (default: @code{#f}) +If this is set, it must specify the name of a network interface that +WPA supplicant will control. + +@item @code{config-file} (default: @code{#f}) +Optional configuration file to use. + +@item @code{extra-options} (default: @code{'()}) +List of additional command-line arguments to pass to the daemon. +@end table +@end deftp @cindex iptables @defvr {Scheme Variable} iptables-service-type |