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@@ -800,6 +800,15 @@ The secrets are decrypted in a systemd user service called `sops-nix`, so other
 }
 ```
 
+As home-manager does not restart the `sops-nix` unit automatically instruct home-manager to do so:
+```nix
+{
+  home.activation.setupEtc = config.lib.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
+    /run/current-system/sw/bin/systemctl start --user sops-nix
+  '';
+}
+```
+
 ## Use with GPG instead of SSH keys
 
 If you prefer having a separate GPG key, sops-nix also comes with a helper tool, `sops-init-gpg-key`: