From 4f4a00757e1d9ed237d51465c4e3c9fa53f54708 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cclohmar <claus.lohmar@lohmar.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:40:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(installer): restore service user creation and SUDO
 variable

---
 install.sh | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 2a3dbff..7ec43c7 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ header()  { echo -e "\n${BOLD}${CYAN}$1${NC}"; }
 # ============================================================
 SVC_USER="nextwks"
 
+# Create service user if needed, and set sudo wrapper
+if ! id "$SVC_USER" &>/dev/null; then
+    useradd -r -s /usr/sbin/nologin -d /nonexistent "$SVC_USER" 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+[ "$EUID" -eq 0 ] && SUDO="" || SUDO="sudo"
+
 # ============================================================
 # PATHS
 # ============================================================