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Birthdate field under discussion also in Arch Linux (github.com)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev
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Add a required birth date prompt (YYYY-MM-DD) to the user creation flow, stored as a systemd userdb JSON drop-in at /etc/userdb/.user on the target system.

Motivation

Recent age verification laws in California (AB-1043), Colorado (SB26-051), Brazil (Lei 15.211/2025), etc. require platforms to verify user age. Collecting birth date at install time ensures Arch Linux is compliant with these regulations.

This is just a pull request, no changes yet.

The pull-request discussion thread has been locked, just like it happened for the similar thread in Systemd, owing to the amount of negative comments...

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[-] rhubarbe@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 10 points 2 days ago

What does he mean by required? This law would apply to a tiny fraction of users - no one in my continent for example. I hope he understands there's no way it should be required for everyone.

[-] StealthLizardDrop@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This law affects exactly 0 users on my entire content... So why do I need this nonsense? Even systemd change is bullshit and doesn't affect me or anyone on my continent.

this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2026
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