Create Remote User (create-remote-user)

A feature to assert the configured remote user exists in the container and optionally add them to additional groups

Example Usage

"features": {
    "ghcr.io/nils-geistmann/devcontainers-features/create-remote-user:0": {}
}

Options Id	Description	Type	Default Value
create	Create the user if it doesn't exist	boolean	true
addToSudo	If the user is newly created, add it to group sudo (if it exists)	boolean	true
installSudo	Install sudo if it is not yet installed	boolean	true
passwordLessSudo	Configures sudo to allow the remote user to elevate permissions without password	boolean	false
additionalGroups	Comma-separated list of additional groups to add the user to (e.g., 'audio,video,docker')	string	-

This feature currently only supports Debian based containers (where APT is used as package manager).

bash is required to run the install script.

When create is set to true and the user does not exist, the user is created and given a password that equals its name.

⚠️ If the user already exists, the password is not changed. If no password is set, it is not possible to use sudo.

Note: This file was auto-generated from the devcontainer-feature.json. Add additional notes to a NOTES.md.