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installation/live-images/guide: document new installer page for superuser
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## Root password
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Enter and confirm your `root` password for the new installation. The password
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will not be shown on screen.
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will not be shown on screen. This is not required if configuring superuser
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access with `sudo` or `opendoas`.
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## User account
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Choose a login (default `void`) and a descriptive name for that login. Then
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enter and confirm the password for the new user. You will then be prompted to
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verify the groups for this new user. They are added to the `wheel` group by
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default and will have `sudo` access. Default groups and their descriptions are
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listed [here](../../config/users-and-groups.md#default-groups).
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verify the groups for this new user. This user will be given superuser access if
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`sudo` or `opendoas` is selected for superuser access. Default groups and their
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descriptions are listed [here](../../config/users-and-groups.md#default-groups).
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Login names have some restrictions, as described in
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[useradd(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/useradd.8#CAVEATS).
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## Superuser Access
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Choose a tool to use for [superuser
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access](../../config/users-and-groups.md#superuser-access). Choosing `su` (the
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default), requires setting the root password. Choosing `sudo` or `opendoas`
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requires setting up a user account.
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## Bootloader
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Select the disk to install a bootloader on when Void is installed. You may

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