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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use warnings;
+use strict;
+
+# This script is intended to be run on a fresh
+# OpenBSD install
+
+my $admin_un;
+
+# Check /etc/passwd for the username created during
+# installation
+if( ($admin_un) = `tail /etc/passwd` =~ /^([^:]+):[^:]+:[0-9]{4,}/){
+    printf("admin user will be set to %s\n", $admin_un);
+}else{
+    die "create a non-root user & set user passsword before running this script."
+}
+