rackconnect cloud networks acceptance tests
diff --git a/acceptance/rackspace/rackconnect/v3/common.go b/acceptance/rackspace/rackconnect/v3/common.go
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+// +build acceptance
+
+package v3
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/rackspace"
+	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
+)
+
+func newClient(t *testing.T) *gophercloud.ServiceClient {
+	ao, err := rackspace.AuthOptionsFromEnv()
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+
+	client, err := rackspace.AuthenticatedClient(ao)
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+
+	c, err := rackspace.NewRackConnectV3(client, gophercloud.EndpointOpts{
+		Region: os.Getenv("RS_REGION_NAME"),
+	})
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+	return c
+}