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authorBjørn Forsman <bjorn.forsman@gmail.com>2023-04-01 12:33:27 +0200
committerBjørn Forsman <bjorn.forsman@gmail.com>2023-04-08 20:18:28 +0200
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nixos/installer: update getty help message
I think this is clearer.
-rw-r--r--nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix
index 514ec06645e..32884f4b875 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ with lib;
     services.getty.helpLine = ''
       The "nixos" and "root" accounts have empty passwords.
 
-      An ssh daemon is running. You then must set a password
-      for either "root" or "nixos" with `passwd` or add an ssh key
-      to /home/nixos/.ssh/authorized_keys be able to login.
+      To log in over ssh you must set a password for either "nixos" or "root"
+      with `passwd` (prefix with `sudo` for "root"), or add your public key to
+      /home/nixos/.ssh/authorized_keys or /root/.ssh/authorized_keys.
 
       If you need a wireless connection, type
       `sudo systemctl start wpa_supplicant` and configure a