=== modified file 'zsh-functions/confz_containers_init'
--- old/zsh-functions/confz_containers_init	2022-06-24 15:27:13 +0000
+++ new/zsh-functions/confz_containers_init	2022-06-24 13:58:17 +0000
@@ -893,59 +893,6 @@
 
 # --- Nix / NixOS ---
 
-confz_container_nix_base_files_check() {
-	checkvars root hostname locale
-	defvar uid 0
-	defvar gid 0
-
-	require fs_contentnl filename="$vars[root]/etc/hostname" \
-		content="$vars[hostname]"
-	require fs_m filename="$vars[root]/etc/hostname" mode=0644
-	require fs_o filename="$vars[root]/etc/hostname" owner=$vars[uid]:$vars[gid]
-
-	require container_template_file :root :uid :gid \
-		template=alpine name=etc/hosts
-
-	require fs_contentnl filename="$vars[root]/etc/motd" \
-		content="Welcome to container image at ${(qqq)vars[root]}"
-	require fs_m filename="$vars[root]/etc/motd" mode=0644
-	require fs_o filename="$vars[root]/etc/motd" owner=$vars[uid]:$vars[gid]
-
-	require container_template_file :root :uid :gid \
-		template=alpine name=etc/profile
-
-	local -a locale_lines=(
-		"export CHARSET=${(q)vars[locale]}"
-		"export LANG=${(q)vars[locale]}"
-		"export LC_COLLATE=C"
-	)
-	require fs_contentnl filename="$vars[root]/etc/profile.d/locale.sh" \
-		content="${(F)locale_lines}"
-	require fs_m filename="$vars[root]/etc/profile.d/locale.sh" mode=0644
-	require fs_o filename="$vars[root]/etc/profile.d/locale.sh" owner=$vars[uid]:$vars[gid]
-
-	require container_template_file :root :uid :gid \
-		template=alpine name=etc/protocols
-
-	require container_template_file :root :uid :gid \
-		template=alpine name=etc/services
-
-	require container_template_file :root :uid :gid \
-		template=alpine name=etc/shells
-
-	require fs_f filename="$vars[root]/etc/group"
-	# require fs_c filename="$vars[root]/etc/group" \
-	# 	content=""
-	require fs_m filename="$vars[root]/etc/group" mode=0644
-	require fs_o filename="$vars[root]/etc/group" owner=$vars[uid]:$vars[gid]
-
-	require fs_f filename="$vars[root]/etc/passwd"
-	# require fs_c filename="$vars[root]/etc/passwd" \
-	# 	content=""
-	require fs_m filename="$vars[root]/etc/passwd" mode=0644
-	require fs_o filename="$vars[root]/etc/passwd" owner=$vars[uid]:$vars[gid]
-}
-
 confz_container_nix_image_from_release_check() {
 	checkvars containers_dir image_name system
 	defvar release 2.9.1
@@ -1067,7 +1014,7 @@
 
 	defvar hostname $vars[image_name]
 	defvar locale C.UTF-8
-	# TODO: test if these actually do something
+	# TODO: actually apply hostname and locale?
 
 	unify root $vars[containers_dir]/systems/$vars[image_name]
 	unify user container-$vars[image_name]
@@ -1077,7 +1024,6 @@
 
 	require container_sysroot_user %uid %gid :containers_dir :image_name
 	require container_generic_layout :uid :gid :root
-	require container_base_files :uid :gid :root :hostname :locale
 
 	require container_service_sysroot :containers_dir :svscan_dir \
 		:image_name