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Expand Up @@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ If you chose a different name for your distro during import, adjust this command

## Post-Install

Don't forget to set a password for your user (default is `nixos` and is in the `wheel` group) in case you set `security.sudo.wheelNeedsPassword = true;` which is the default.

You can set your password by running:

```bash
passwd
# or, to set the 'nixos' user's password explicitly:
sudo passwd nixos
```

After the initial installation, you need to update your channels once, to be able to use `nixos-rebuild`:

```sh
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