a new gentoo machine.

gentoo-start.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Check if the script is run with root privileges
if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "This script must be run as root."
  exit 1
fi

# Enable SSH (sshd) and start the service
rc-update add sshd default
rc-service sshd start

# List of potential admin usernames
usernames=("hew" "merlin" "paracelsus")

# Randomly select a username from the list
random_index=$((RANDOM % ${#usernames[@]}))
new_username="${usernames[$random_index]}"

# Check if the selected username already exists
if id "$new_username" &>/dev/null; then
  echo "User $new_username already exists."
else
  # Create a new user with the selected username and add them to the sudo group (admin privileges)
  useradd -m -G wheel "$new_username"
  echo "User $new_username created and added to the sudo group."
  
  # Set the password for the new user
  echo "$new_username:9V9D4RbU" | chpasswd

  # Check if the user exists on the disk
  if [ -d "/home/$new_username" ]; then
    echo "User $new_username exists on the disk."
    
    # Delete the script if the user is present
    rm -- "$0"
    echo "Script deleted."
  fi
fi