diff --git a/vm/configuration.nix b/vm/configuration.nix
index ffeb5a6..88fc3af 100644
--- a/vm/configuration.nix
+++ b/vm/configuration.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
       mkdir /home/user/iot -p
       cp -r /iot/p* /iot/bonus /home/user/iot/
-      chown -R user:user /home/user/iot
+      chown -R user /home/user/iot
 
       mkdir /root/iot -p
       cp -r /iot/p* /iot/bonus /rot/iot/
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
   };
 
   environment = {
-    etc.hosts.mode = "0700";
+    etc.hosts.mode = "0644";
     systemPackages = with pkgs; [
       bindfs
       git