Bug 24168 - user passwords not set (20010116)
Summary: user passwords not set (20010116)
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 7.1
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Matt Wilson
QA Contact: Brock Organ
URL:
Whiteboard: Florence Beta-3
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-01-17 00:37 UTC by Jeremy Katz
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:30 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2001-02-20 00:00:07 UTC
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Description Jeremy Katz 2001-01-17 00:37:14 UTC 
Just did a test install with anaconda from the 200101116 rawhide update and
although a user was added during the install, the password for the user is
not set in /etc/shadow upon completion of the install
Comment 1 Glen Foster 2001-01-17 18:14:00 UTC 
This defect is considered MUST-FIX for Florence Beta-3
Comment 2 Matt Wilson 2001-01-22 05:29:08 UTC 
My 1st go at the fix.....

retrieving revision 1.538
retrieving revision 1.539
diff -u -r1.538 -r1.539
--- todo.py	2001/01/20 01:45:06	1.538
+++ todo.py	2001/01/22 04:30:48	1.539
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@
 
 	devnull = os.open("/dev/null", os.O_RDWR)
 
-	argv = [ "/usr/sbin/usermod", "-p", password, "root" ]
+	argv = [ "/usr/sbin/usermod", "-p", password, account ]
 	iutil.execWithRedirect(argv[0], argv, root = self.instPath, 
 			       stdout = '/dev/null', stderr = None)
 	os.close(devnull)
Comment 3 Matt Wilson 2001-01-22 05:53:00 UTC 
should be fixed in today's build.
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