> Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> writes: > > > Package: debian-installer > > Severity: wishlist > > > > On some system that I preseed-install, I don't want any root > > password set nor do I want a normal user account. I get access to > > the system via SSH, using a public-key that I populate using a > > late_command. > > If you want a work-around for this in the meantime, have a look at: > > http://hands.com/d-i/jessie/start.cfg > http://hands.com/d-i/jessie/classes/late_script > > and search for ERASEME > > I preseed the crypted password, which satisfies the scripting, and > then blank it in the late script if it's still set to the magic > string. Nice trick, thanks for sharing. I still believe it would be useful to support this behaviour out of the box, it should be what most people preseeding machines that never will be used through a console wants. /Simon
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