Bug#538086: installation-reports: Installation works, but neither is user created nor a root password set
Hi!
>>> The second problem I encountered was that neither my user account
was created
>>> during installation nor was the root password set. This left the
system fairly
>>> unusable until I used a rescue system to mount my encrypted disk,
added a user
>>> to /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow (without a password) and subsequently
added
>>> this user to the sudoers group. In this way I could aquire root on
my new
>>> system.
>>>
>> This is confusing; maybe your media was corrupted in some way since I
>> don't remember of seeing this report and it is used in every
>> installation. Could you try to reproduce it and report back to us?
>>
>>
>
> I actually tried twice, though with the same installation media. I
> don't have any plans to reinstall in the near future though (at least
> not until the multi-arch stuff screws up my system again.. ;) ) so
> sorry about that.
>
I meet the same problem while installing unstable from
debian-503-i386-businesscard.iso today.
After solving some grub2 troubles and booting - can't login user at all!
Boot into rescue mode - there is no user in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Boot from CD debian-503-i386-businesscard.iso
2. Advanced Installation - KDE - Expert mode
3. LVM: / and /home
4. unstable
5. targeted initrd
6. choose hide passwords and root login through sudo
7. can't login after boot
Steps to login:
8. boot again from CD in rescue mode
9. enter shell and mount home
10. check there is no user in passwd and shadow
11. adduser
12. reboot and login user
I had tried to reproduce the same with stable, max initrd and grub
(not grub2) - everything was ok, withot errors.
So, the problem is in point 4 or 5.
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