Can not log in with root anymore

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Hi there,
I installed NixOS and then added a user account and now it seems that I am not able to login with root anymore. I did not really bother to remember the password I set for the user I created because I thought I will be able to login with root anyway.
Why is it now not possible to login with root anymore?
Best regards

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Take a look at the users.mutableUsers option here: NixOS Search

According to the documentation:

If set to false , the contents of the user and group files will simply be replaced on system activation. This also holds for the user passwords; all changed passwords will be reset according to the users.users configuration on activation.

Perhaps the above corresponds to your situation.

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Probably…I assumed root will not be affected but it is clearly stated that the whole file will be replaced :cry: