On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 13:02:12 +0200, Jérémy Bobbio wrote: > 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. > Touching nsswitch.conf is new in your patch afaict. Cheers, Julien
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