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Add command to switch to root

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Installation guide assumed you are root but didn't explain how to get there. And it's not obvious.
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Dzmitry Malyshau 2021-10-13 15:41:50 -04:00
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nixos/doc/manual/from_md/installation/installing.chapter.xml
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<para>
You are logged-in automatically as <literal>nixos</literal>. The
<literal>nixos</literal> user account has an empty password so you
can use <literal>sudo</literal> without a password.
can use <literal>sudo</literal> without a password:
</para>
<programlisting>
$ sudo -i
</programlisting>
<para>
If you downloaded the graphical ISO image, you can run
<literal>systemctl start display-manager</literal> to start the

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nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.chapter.md
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@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ finished booting, it should have detected most of your hardware.
The NixOS manual is available by running `nixos-help`.
You are logged-in automatically as `nixos`. The `nixos` user account has
an empty password so you can use `sudo` without a password.
an empty password so you can use `sudo` without a password:
```ShellSession
$ sudo -i
```
If you downloaded the graphical ISO image, you can run `systemctl
start display-manager` to start the desktop environment. If you want