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If you have a user called nixosvmtest, then | If you have a user called nixosvmtest, then | ||
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users.users.nixosvmtest.initialHashedPassword = “test”; | users.users.nixosvmtest.initialHashedPassword = “test”; | ||
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to your /etc/nixos/configuration.nix | to your /etc/nixos/configuration.nix | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 7 January 2021
A virtual machine can be created , it will use your /etc/nixos/configuration.nix to make a 'clone' of your system. Useful for testing new configurations.
nixos-rebuild build-vm
You will that you will not be able to login to this virtual machine, as the passwords are not carried over to the virtual machine you build.
If you have a user called nixosvmtest, then
users.users.nixosvmtest.initialHashedPassword = “test”;
to your /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
you should now be able to login test your system with this user and password.
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/default-login-and-password-for-nixos/4683/2