Re: vpnc

[Leo Famulari]

On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:01:27PM -0600, address@hidden wrote:
> On 2016-02-22 21:38, Leo Famulari wrote:
> >On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 08:31:34PM -0600, address@hidden wrote:
> >>Hi guix,
> >>
> >>i am trying vpnc(vpn client), when i launch the command creates the
> >>daemon
> >>but not the interface or link and displays the message:
> >>
> >>Command:
> >> sudo vpnc myvpn.conf
> >>
> >>Message:
> >> sh: /etc/vpnc/vpnc-script: No such file or directory
> >> sh: /etc/vpnc/vpnc-script: No such file or directory
> >> VPNC started in background (pid: 1765)...
> >>
> >>looking for on the net and as a workaround I followed the steps, and
> >>Works!:
> >>
> >>a) Download the script from 
> >>http://git.infradead.org/users/dwmw2/vpnc-scripts.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/vpnc-script
> >>b) Copy to /etc/vpnc
> >>c) Set execute permission(chmod 777 vpnc-script)
> >
> >Is it normal to set the permissions to 777? I'm not familiar with this
> >program but that seems too open to me.
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>
> 
> You're right, with 500 works and is safer. Thanks.

I looked at our package definition (gnu/packages/vpn.scm) and it is
supposed to provide that file in ~/.guix-profile/etc/vpnc/vpnc-script.

I think it's a bug that this isn't working for you. Are you using Guix
on another distro or GuixSD?