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Adding a user to the system is essential for actually using it as a desktop. It is pretty straight forward:
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``` shell-session
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root@host:~# useradd -m -G <wheel,>plugdev,pipewire -s /bin/bash <username>
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root@host:~# passwd <username>
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...
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passwd: password updated successfully
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```
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> The `pipewire` group will not exist yet until the corresponding package is installed.
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The `wheel` group should ideally only be assigned to one singular admin account. The users in the group are allowed to use the `doas` command to gain root privileges. This is necessary for installing packages and changing system files but not for a normal user.
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## Doas
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Installing and configuring `doas` should be done like so.
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``` title="/etc/portage/package.use/doas"
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app-admin/doas persist
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```
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> This USE flag is necessary when typing the user's password every few seconds gets to annoying.
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``` shell-session
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root@host:~# emerge -av doas
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```
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``` title="/etc/doas.conf"
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permit persist :wheel as root
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```
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Now users who are in the `wheel` group are allowed to use the `doas` command to gain root privileges.
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