Bug 2125679

Summary:	[RHEL-8] anaconda provides incorrect hint regarding password for VNC server
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Reporter:	Jan Stodola <jstodola>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Jan Stodola <jstodola>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
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Last Closed:	2023-05-16 08:15:29 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Bug Blocks:	2071988

Description Jan Stodola 2022-09-09 15:41:42 UTC

Description of problem:
When running a VNC installation with no password (just using inst.vnc), anaconda prints the following warning:

WARNING!!! VNC server running with NO PASSWORD!
You can use the vncpassword=PASSWORD boot optiopn
if you would like to secure the server.

Since "vncpassword" is deprecated, anaconda should suggest using "inst.vncpassword".

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL-8.7

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. start the installation using "inst.vnc" on the kernel command line

Actual results:
WARNING!!! VNC server running with NO PASSWORD!
You can use the vncpassword=PASSWORD boot optiopn
if you would like to secure the server.

Expected results:
WARNING!!! VNC server running with NO PASSWORD!
You can use the inst.vncpassword=PASSWORD boot optiopn
if you would like to secure the server.

Additional info:
RHEL-9 bug 2124818 exists for the same problem.

Comment 1 Jan Stodola 2022-09-09 15:50:27 UTC

Upstream PR: https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda/pull/4329

Comment 2 Jan Stodola 2022-10-05 13:21:17 UTC

RHEL-8 PR: https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda/pull/4363

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2023-05-16 08:15:29 UTC

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (anaconda bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:2748