On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 12:44:12PM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote:
> > Please unblock package dropbear. Uploads 2012.55-1.1 and -1.2 fixed
> > #630581 which prevented the "remote unlock" feature to work correctly
> > on Wheezy. This initramfs hook allows to easily add the possibility to
> > enter the system encryption passphrase using SSH. It would not be a good
> > user experience to require admins to recover physical access for these
> > setups after upgrading to Wheezy.
> >
> What guarantees that dropbear owns /etc/passwd and /etc/nsswitch.conf
> inside the initramfs, and that it's not stomping on some other package's
> stuff?
This unblock request is about fixing an upgrade issue. As far as I know,
no bugs have ever been reported against dropbear about preventing other
package's hooks to work. If dropbear was stomping on some feet, it was
already doing it in Squeeze.
If you have suggestions on how to get the guarantees you seek, I'd be
happy to hear them. But I don't think thriving for perfect should leave
user systems unbootable (or hard to boot).
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