diff --git a/modules/nixos/users.nix b/modules/nixos/users.nix
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+++ b/modules/nixos/users.nix
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+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # create users
+  users.users.aaron = {
+    isNormalUser = true;
+    group = "users";
+    extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" ];
+    shell = pkgs.zsh;
+  };
+
+  # add default zsh config
+  programs.zsh = {
+    enable = true;
+    enableCompletion = true;
+    autosuggestions.enable = true;
+    ohMyZsh = {
+      enable = true;
+      plugins = [ "git" "sudo" ];
+      theme = "gentoo";
+    };
+  };
+}