{
config,
lib,
pkgs,
...
}:
with lib;
let
cfg = config.boot.initrd.network.openvpn;
in
options = {
boot.initrd.network.openvpn.enable = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = ''
Starts an OpenVPN client during initrd boot. It can be used to e.g.
remotely accessing the SSH service controlled by
{option}`boot.initrd.network.ssh` or other network services
included. Service is killed when stage-1 boot is finished.
'';
};
boot.initrd.network.openvpn.configuration = mkOption {
type = types.path; # Same type as boot.initrd.secrets
The configuration file for OpenVPN.
::: {.warning}
Unless your bootloader supports initrd secrets, this configuration
is stored insecurely in the global Nix store.
:::
example = literalExpression "./configuration.ovpn";
config = mkIf (config.boot.initrd.network.enable && cfg.enable) {
assertions = [
assertion = cfg.configuration != null;
message = "You should specify a configuration for initrd OpenVPN";
}
];
# Add kernel modules needed for OpenVPN
boot.initrd.kernelModules = [
"tun"
"tap"
# Add openvpn and ip binaries to the initrd
# The shared libraries are required for DNS resolution
boot.initrd.extraUtilsCommands = mkIf (!config.boot.initrd.systemd.enable) ''
copy_bin_and_libs ${pkgs.openvpn}/bin/openvpn
copy_bin_and_libs ${pkgs.iproute2}/bin/ip
cp -pv ${pkgs.glibc}/lib/libresolv.so.2 $out/lib
cp -pv ${pkgs.glibc}/lib/libnss_dns.so.2 $out/lib
boot.initrd.systemd.storePaths = [
"${pkgs.openvpn}/bin/openvpn"
"${pkgs.iproute2}/bin/ip"
"${pkgs.glibc}/lib/libresolv.so.2"
"${pkgs.glibc}/lib/libnss_dns.so.2"
boot.initrd.secrets = {
"/etc/initrd.ovpn" = cfg.configuration;
# openvpn --version would exit with 1 instead of 0
boot.initrd.extraUtilsCommandsTest = mkIf (!config.boot.initrd.systemd.enable) ''
$out/bin/openvpn --show-gateway
boot.initrd.network.postCommands = mkIf (!config.boot.initrd.systemd.enable) ''
openvpn /etc/initrd.ovpn &
boot.initrd.systemd.services.openvpn = {
wantedBy = [ "initrd.target" ];
path = [ pkgs.iproute2 ];
after = [
"network.target"
"initrd-nixos-copy-secrets.service"
serviceConfig.ExecStart = "${pkgs.openvpn}/bin/openvpn /etc/initrd.ovpn";
serviceConfig.Type = "notify";