diff --git a/darwin/common.nix b/darwin/common.nix
index ed858b2..bad38ea 100644
--- a/darwin/common.nix
+++ b/darwin/common.nix
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ in
   # $ darwin-rebuild changelog
   system.stateVersion = 5;
 
-  system.activationScripts.postUserActivation.text = ''
-    # activateSettings -u will reload the settings from the database and apply them to the current session,
-    # so we do not need to logout and login again to make the changes take effect.
-    /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SystemAdministration.framework/Resources/activateSettings -u
-  '';
-
   system.defaults = {
     dock = {
       autohide = true;
diff --git a/darwin/lcech-mac-veracode.nix b/darwin/lcech-mac-veracode.nix
index 082b936..4ea8c5b 100644
--- a/darwin/lcech-mac-veracode.nix
+++ b/darwin/lcech-mac-veracode.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@
     "wireshark-chmodbpf"
   ];
 
+  system.primaryUser = "lcech";
+
+  system.activationScripts.postActivation.text = ''
+    # activateSettings -u will reload the settings from the database and apply them to the current session,
+    # so we do not need to logout and login again to make the changes take effect.
+    defaults write -g 'com.apple.mouse.linear' 1
+    sudo -u lcech /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SystemAdministration.framework/Resources/activateSettings -u
+  '';
+
   system.defaults.dock.persistent-apps = [
     "/Applications/Cursor.app"
     "/Applications/Firefox.app"