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host/configuration.nix

@@ -61,10 +61,14 @@
   services.openssh.enable = true;
   services.openssh.settings.PasswordAuthentication = false;
 
+  # Set shell to vi mode (instead of emacs, ew) and also $EDITOR to nvim
   environment.etc."inputrc".text = ''
     set editing-mode vi
     set keymap vi
   '';
+  users.users.root.shellInit = ''
+    export EDITOR=nvim
+  '';
 
   users.users.root.hashedPassword = "$y$j9T$ZT9dUDb5fMGtQTQumYE49.$KI98XnTuykSgTAeP/gttTzEaj0Ys834WxAtKzT1CAb6";
   users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [