Bug#57371: base-config doesn't properly set the root password

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Subject: Bug#57371: base-config doesn't properly set the root password
From: mporter <mporter@borg.phx.mcd.mot.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 11:27:04 -0700
Message-id: <[🔎] E12IFLs-0000or-00@beef.phx.mcd.mot.com>
Reply-to: mporter <mporter@borg.phx.mcd.mot.com>, 57371@bugs.debian.org

Package: boot-floppies
Version: current
Severity: normal

After selecting a root password in the base-config portion of the
installation, I am unable to login with that password.  The password
entered for my default new user via adduser does work fine, however.

-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Architecture: powerpc
Kernel: Linux beef 2.2.12 #1 Tue Jun 15 21:54:15 MST 1999 ppc

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