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#1 2023-10-27 11:36:09
- Lelle
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[SOLVED] archinstall user acount not working
I am trying to install arch for the first time and im using archinstall.
So i started with pacman -S archinstall and after the instalation finished i ran archinstall.
I can configure everything exept for the user account when i enter it i get 3 options first is "Add a user" and when i select it i gett the prompt "Enter username (leave blank to skip):" and when try to enter my desired username i get this msg "The username you entered is invalid. Try again"
im sure im just missing somethin and i would love some help
Last edited by Lelle (2023-10-27 15:24:47)
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#2 2023-10-27 12:03:31
- seth
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Re: [SOLVED] archinstall user acount not working
im sure im just missing somethin and i would love some help
You missed mentioning what username you tried - you might actually have tried and invalid one.
https://man.archlinux.org/man/core/shad … en#CAVEATS
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#3 2023-10-27 12:16:57
- Lelle
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Re: [SOLVED] archinstall user acount not working
im sure im just missing somethin and i would love some help
You missed mentioning what username you tried - you might actually have tried and invalid one.
https://man.archlinux.org/man/core/shad … en#CAVEATS
Oh thank you this helped
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#4 2023-10-27 12:47:12
- seth
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Re: [SOLVED] archinstall user acount not working
Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.
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