On the other hand, we have this: (define-public network-manager-openconnect (package (name "network-manager-openconnect") [...] (properties `([...] ;; The 'etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-openconnect-service.conf' ;; file refers to account "nm-openconnect". Specify it here ;; so that 'network-manager-service-type' creates it. (user-accounts . ("nm-openconnect")))))) So which is it?