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nixos/doc: update `Installing` section (#341995) 

Mention how to set a user password right after installation.
Also don't suggest to use `useradd` to add users.
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nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.chapter.md

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@@ -496,6 +496,12 @@ Use the following commands: 
    Retype new password: ***

    ```



    If you have a user account declared in your `configuration.nix` and plan to log in using this user, set a password before rebooting, e.g. for the `alice` user:



    ```ShellSession

    # nixos-enter --root /mnt -c 'passwd alice'

    ```



    ::: {.note}

    For unattended installations, it is possible to use

    `nixos-install --no-root-passwd` in order to disable the password
@@ -515,15 +521,13 @@ Use the following commands: 
    menu. This allows you to easily roll back to a previous

    configuration if something goes wrong.



    You should log in and change the `root` password with `passwd`.



    You'll probably want to create some user accounts as well, which can

    be done with `useradd`:

    Use your declared user account to log in.

    If you didn’t declare one, you should still be able to log in using the `root` user.



    ```ShellSession

    $ useradd -c 'Eelco Dolstra' -m eelco

    $ passwd eelco

    ```

    ::: {.note}

    Some graphical display managers such as SDDM do not allow `root` login by default, so you might need to switch to TTY.

    Refer to [](#sec-user-management) for details on declaring user accounts.

    :::



    You may also want to install some software. This will be covered in

    [](#sec-package-management).