X-Git-Url: https://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc;a=blobdiff_plain;f=gui%2Ftinc-gui;h=2b4f903441435abd898f3eb51e3dcb0b3ff90c4b;hp=9c6485f8a929b7fcab75a334bb262c4c0c0cff46;hb=26eca516508829c3f9d8f2549335f613b569e8f5;hpb=a8b52becbbd86a52dc50a6a1b725a80737f2c760

diff --git a/gui/tinc-gui b/gui/tinc-gui
index 9c6485f8..2b4f9034 100755
--- a/gui/tinc-gui
+++ b/gui/tinc-gui
@@ -111,11 +111,28 @@ class VPN:
 	piddir = '/var/run/'
 
 	def connect(self):
+		# read the pidfile
 		f = open(self.pidfile)
 		info = string.split(f.readline())
 		f.close()
-		s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-		s.connect((info[2], int(info[4])))
+
+		# check if there is a UNIX socket as well
+		if self.pidfile.endswith(".pid"):
+			unixfile = self.pidfile.replace(".pid", ".socket");
+		else:
+			unixfile = self.pidfile + ".socket";
+
+		if os.path.exists(unixfile):
+			# use it if it exists
+			print(unixfile + " exists!");
+			s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+			s.connect(unixfile)
+		else:
+			# otherwise connect via TCP
+			print(unixfile + " does not exist.");
+			s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+			s.connect((info[2], int(info[4])))
+
 		self.sf = s.makefile()
 		s.close()
 		hello = string.split(self.sf.readline())