diff --git a/packages/code-server/post-renders/k3s-hami-v4/kustomization.yaml b/packages/code-server/post-renders/k3s-hami-v4/kustomization.yaml
index 34ba0b6..00979d2 100644
--- a/packages/code-server/post-renders/k3s-hami-v4/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/packages/code-server/post-renders/k3s-hami-v4/kustomization.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ patches:
             securityContext:
               fsGroup: 1000
             volumes:
+              - name: identity
+                emptyDir: {}
               - name: data
                 persistentVolumeClaim:
                   claimName: "{{ name }}"
@@ -38,6 +40,26 @@ patches:
                 persistentVolumeClaim:
                   claimName: "{{ name }}-weights"
             initContainers:
+              - name: prepare-identity
+                image: harbor.bwgdi.com/library/earth2studio-demo:v4
+                imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+                command:
+                  - /bin/bash
+                  - -lc
+                args:
+                  - |
+                    set -euo pipefail
+                    cp /etc/passwd /identity/passwd
+                    cp /etc/group /identity/group
+                    if ! awk -F: '$3 == 1000 { found=1 } END { exit !found }' /identity/passwd; then
+                      printf 'coder:x:1000:1000:OCDP code-server user:/workspace:/bin/bash\n' >> /identity/passwd
+                    fi
+                    if ! awk -F: '$3 == 1000 { found=1 } END { exit !found }' /identity/group; then
+                      printf 'coder:x:1000:\n' >> /identity/group
+                    fi
+                volumeMounts:
+                  - name: identity
+                    mountPath: /identity
               - name: seed-workspace
                 image: harbor.bwgdi.com/library/earth2studio-demo:v4
                 imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
@@ -52,7 +74,7 @@ patches:
                       cp -an /workspace/. /workspace-volume/
                       touch "$marker"
                     fi
-                    chown -R 1000:0 /workspace-volume
+                    chown -R 1000:1000 /workspace-volume
                     chmod -R g+rwX /workspace-volume
                 volumeMounts:
                   - name: data
@@ -63,6 +85,7 @@ patches:
                 imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
                 securityContext:
                   runAsUser: 1000
+                  runAsGroup: 1000
                 command:
                   - code-server
                 args:
@@ -100,6 +123,14 @@ patches:
                     nvidia.com/gpu: "{{ gpuCount }}"
                     nvidia.com/gpumem: "{{ gpuMemoryMiB }}"
                 volumeMounts:
+                  - name: identity
+                    mountPath: /etc/passwd
+                    subPath: passwd
+                    readOnly: true
+                  - name: identity
+                    mountPath: /etc/group
+                    subPath: group
+                    readOnly: true
                   - name: data
                     mountPath: /workspace
                   - name: model-weights
diff --git a/packages/code-server/post-renders/k3s-hami/kustomization.yaml b/packages/code-server/post-renders/k3s-hami/kustomization.yaml
index d77dcd2..ccb49e2 100644
--- a/packages/code-server/post-renders/k3s-hami/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/packages/code-server/post-renders/k3s-hami/kustomization.yaml
@@ -31,18 +31,42 @@ patches:
             securityContext:
               fsGroup: 1000
             volumes:
+              - name: identity
+                emptyDir: {}
               - name: data
                 persistentVolumeClaim:
                   claimName: "{{ name }}"
               - name: model-weights
                 persistentVolumeClaim:
                   claimName: "{{ name }}-weights"
+            initContainers:
+              - name: prepare-identity
+                image: harbor.bwgdi.com/library/earth2studio-demo:v6
+                imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+                command:
+                  - /bin/bash
+                  - -lc
+                args:
+                  - |
+                    set -euo pipefail
+                    cp /etc/passwd /identity/passwd
+                    cp /etc/group /identity/group
+                    if ! awk -F: '$3 == 1000 { found=1 } END { exit !found }' /identity/passwd; then
+                      printf 'coder:x:1000:1000:OCDP code-server user:/workspace:/bin/bash\n' >> /identity/passwd
+                    fi
+                    if ! awk -F: '$3 == 1000 { found=1 } END { exit !found }' /identity/group; then
+                      printf 'coder:x:1000:\n' >> /identity/group
+                    fi
+                volumeMounts:
+                  - name: identity
+                    mountPath: /identity
             containers:
               - name: code-server
                 image: harbor.bwgdi.com/library/earth2studio-demo:v6
                 imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
                 securityContext:
                   runAsUser: 1000
+                  runAsGroup: 1000
                 command:
                   - code-server
                 args:
@@ -80,6 +104,14 @@ patches:
                     nvidia.com/gpu: "{{ gpuCount }}"
                     nvidia.com/gpumem: "{{ gpuMemoryMiB }}"
                 volumeMounts:
+                  - name: identity
+                    mountPath: /etc/passwd
+                    subPath: passwd
+                    readOnly: true
+                  - name: identity
+                    mountPath: /etc/group
+                    subPath: group
+                    readOnly: true
                   - name: data
                     mountPath: /workspace
                   - name: model-weights