changes from mac-demarco-mini on Sat Apr 18 19:05:32 PDT 2026

nix-darwin/create-user.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on any error
+set -e
+
+# Define variables
+USERNAME="gitearunner"
+
+# Function to check if script is run as root
+check_root() {
+    if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
+        echo "This script must be run as root" 1>&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to create system user
+create_system_user() {
+    # Generate a unique ID (you may need to adjust this logic)
+    UNIQUE_ID=$(dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | awk '{print $2}' | sort -n | tail -1)
+    UNIQUE_ID=$((UNIQUE_ID+1))
+
+    dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME
+    dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME RealName "Gitea Runner"
+    dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME UniqueID $UNIQUE_ID
+    dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME PrimaryGroupID 20  # 20 is the 'staff' group
+    dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME NFSHomeDirectory /var/lib/gitea-runner/nix
+    dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME IsHidden 1
+    /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME Password "*"
+
+    echo "System user $USERNAME created with UID $UNIQUE_ID."
+}
+
+# Main execution
+check_root
+create_system_user
+
+echo "Setup complete. The $USERNAME system user has been created."