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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/user-mgmt.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/user-mgmt.xml index 829e5b9ea842..2bd9cca5622f 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/user-mgmt.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/user-mgmt.xml @@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ to set a password, which is retained across invocations of and /etc/group will be congruent to your NixOS configuration. For instance, if you remove a user from users.extraUsers and run nixos-rebuild, the user account will cease to exist. Also, imperative commands for managing users -and groups, such as useradd, are no longer available.</para> +and groups, such as useradd, are no longer available. Passwords may still be +assigned by setting the user's <literal>hashedPassword</literal> option. A +hashed password can be generated using <command>mkpasswd -m sha-512</command> +after installing the <literal>mkpasswd</literal> package.</para> <para>A user ID (uid) is assigned automatically. You can also specify a uid manually by adding |