1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system/shadow.scm b/gnu/system/shadow.scm
index a778b87306..aa97652678 100644
--- a/gnu/system/shadow.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/shadow.scm
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
             default-skeletons
             skeleton-directory
             %base-groups
+            %base-user-accounts
             assert-valid-users/groups))
 
 ;;; Commentary:
@@ -113,6 +114,16 @@
           (system-group (name "tape"))
           (system-group (name "kvm")))))             ; for /dev/kvm
 
+(define %base-user-accounts
+  ;; List of standard user accounts.  Note that "root" is a special case, so
+  ;; it's not listed here.
+  (list (user-account
+         (name "nobody")
+         (uid 65534)
+         (group "nogroup")
+         (home-directory "/var/empty")
+         (system? #t))))
+
 (define (default-skeletons)
   "Return the default skeleton files for /etc/skel.  These files are copied by
 'useradd' in the home directory of newly created user accounts."