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nixos/doc: fix to: ~/.nix-defexpr wasn't created, fixes #6606

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Joachim Schiele 2015-02-28 15:30:06 +01:00 committed by Rok Garbas
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nixos/doc/manual/configuration/user-mgmt.xml
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@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ account named <literal>alice</literal>:
<screen> <screen>
$ useradd -m alice</screen> $ useradd -m alice</screen>
To make all nix tools available to this new user use `su - USER` which
opens a login shell (==shell that loads the profile) for given user.
This will create the ~/.nix-defexpr symlink. So run:
<screen>
$ su - alice -c "true"</screen>
The flag <option>-m</option> causes the creation of a home directory The flag <option>-m</option> causes the creation of a home directory
for the new user, which is generally what you want. The user does not for the new user, which is generally what you want. The user does not
have an initial password and therefore cannot log in. A password can have an initial password and therefore cannot log in. A password can