- cross-posted to:
- linux@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- linux@lemmy.world
Add a required birth date prompt (YYYY-MM-DD) to the user creation flow, stored as a systemd userdb JSON drop-in at /etc/userdb/<user>.user on the target system.
Motivation
Recent age verification laws in California (AB-1043), Colorado (SB26-051), Brazil (Lei 15.211/2025), etc. require platforms to verify user age. Collecting birth date at install time ensures Arch Linux is compliant with these regulations.
This is just a pull request, no changes yet.
The pull-request discussion thread has been locked, just like it happened for the similar thread in Systemd, owing to the amount of negative comments…
Gentoo/Artix
I’ve started updating my own Arch install script to work with Artix instead. Hopefully have it done in a few days.
Artix has a calamares installer, do you need a script?
I don’t need it, no. Its more akin to an unattended installer with a answer file - once you start the script you only need to input the new password for root and user account and thats it.
Yes, this is the way. Big ups.