Bug#693464: installation-reports: Root password not recognized when requested and can run in rescue mode wo password

[Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>]

reassign 693464 user-setup-udeb
thanks



On Sat 24 Nov 2012 at 22:29:39 +0100, Holger Wansing wrote:

> Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> > I did the install twice.
> > When "shadow password" was *NOT* enabled the problem
> > occurred as in my original report.
> > When "shadow password" was  enabled the problem did *NOT*
> > occur.
>
> I did several test installations (with different beta4 i386 images),
> and the problem is reproducible:
> when shadow passwords are not used, the installation ends up with
> a locked root account.
> There is nothing related in the installation logs.

It is the same here. The password field is a * in /etc/passwd. Easily
changed by booting into rescue mode. Reassigning to what I think is the
correct package.

Regards,

Brian.