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nixos/doc: update Installing section #341995

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Description of changes

Mention how to set a user password right after installation. Also don't suggest to use useradd to add users.

Closes: #97422

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  • Built on platform(s)
    • x86_64-linux
    • aarch64-linux
    • x86_64-darwin
    • aarch64-darwin
  • For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
    • sandbox = relaxed
    • sandbox = true
  • Tested, as applicable:
  • Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
  • Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
  • 24.11 Release Notes (or backporting 23.11 and 24.05 Release notes)
    • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
    • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
    • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
  • Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

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Mention how to set a user password right after installation.
Also don't suggest to use `useradd` to add users.
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Great issue archeology, and better late than never. Thanks a lot!

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Mention how to set a user password right after installation.
Also don't suggest to use `useradd` to add users.

(cherry picked from commit 4c1d538)
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Successfully created backport PR for release-24.05:

fricklerhandwerk pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Sep 15, 2024
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nixos/doc: update `Installing` section (#341995)

Mention how to set a user password right after installation.
Also don't suggest to use `useradd` to add users.

(cherry picked from commit 4c1d538)

Co-authored-by: misuzu <[email protected]>
presto8 pushed a commit to presto8/nixpkgs that referenced this pull request Sep 17, 2024
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nixos/doc: update `Installing` section (NixOS#341995)

Mention how to set a user password right after installation.
Also don't suggest to use `useradd` to add users.

(cherry picked from commit 4c1d538)

Co-authored-by: misuzu <[email protected]>
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Slightly confusing user management in the NixOS installation guide
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