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-rw-r--r--gnu/services/networking.scm8
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm
index a2d8e3a045..af8dd43bd6 100644
--- a/gnu/services/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm
@@ -286,6 +286,14 @@ configuration file."
(service
(provision '(bitlbee))
(requirement '(user-processes loopback))
+ (activate #~(begin
+ (use-modules (guix build utils))
+
+ ;; This directory is used to store OTR data.
+ (mkdir-p "/var/lib/bitlbee")
+ (let ((user (getpwnam "bitlbee")))
+ (chown "/var/lib/bitlbee"
+ (passwd:uid user) (passwd:gid user)))))
(start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
(list (string-append #$bitlbee "/sbin/bitlbee")
"-n" "-F" "-u" "bitlbee" "-c" #$conf)))