1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/download.cc b/src/libstore/download.cc
index 85215439a0fa..f93fb1e968a9 100644
--- a/src/libstore/download.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/download.cc
@@ -231,6 +231,14 @@ struct CurlDownloader : public Downloader
                 curl_easy_setopt(req, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0);
             }
 
+            /* If no file exist in the specified path, curl continues to work
+             * anyway as if netrc support was disabled. */
+            Path netrcFile = settings.get("netrc-file",
+               (format("%1%/%2%") % settings.nixConfDir % "netrc").str());
+            /* Curl copies the given C string, so the following call is safe. */
+            curl_easy_setopt(req, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, netrcFile.c_str());
+            curl_easy_setopt(req, CURLOPT_NETRC, CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL);
+
             result.data = std::make_shared<std::string>();
         }