Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 468880
encrypted /home box does not accept password
Last modified: 2013-01-09 23:52:53 EST
Just did an F10 yum update and the password box to unlock my encrypted /home no longer works. When I type letters nothing happens. When I hit enter an * appears in the box for every letter I typed (including the enter). If I keep typing letter nothing happens. Another enter and I again get all the *. Just hitting enter adds one * every time. I hit esc to get to the text mode and was able to type my p-word there. Below is the list of things which were updated right before this reboot. yum: Updated: bluez-4.17-2.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: bluez-alsa-4.17-2.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: audit-1.7.8-5.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: frysk-0.4-2.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: glib2-devel-2.18.2-3.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: mlocate-0.21.1-1.i386 yum: Updated: yum-3.2.20-2.fc10.noarch yum: Updated: plymouth-scripts-0.6.0-0.2008.10.27.5.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: system-config-network-tui-1.5.92-3.fc10.noarch yum: Updated: gssdp-devel-0.6.3-1.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: system-config-users-1.2.80-2.fc10.noarch yum: Updated: system-config-date-1.9.32-2.fc10.noarch yum: Updated: gnome-python2-extras-2.19.1-23.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: desktop-backgrounds-basic-9.0.0-4.noarch yum: Updated: xorg-x11-server-common-1.5.2-10.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: system-config-firewall-tui-1.2.12-2.fc10.noarch yum: Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.27.4-58.fc10.noarch yum: Installed: htmlview-4.0.0-3.fc7.noarch yum: Updated: system-config-network-1.5.92-3.fc10.noarch yum: Updated: system-config-firewall-1.2.12-2.fc10.noarch yum: Updated: firstboot-1.102-1.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: gupnp-devel-0.12.3-1.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: policycoreutils-gui-2.0.57-6.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: bluez-cups-4.17-2.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: system-config-lvm-1.1.4-3.1.fc10.noarch yum: Updated: system-config-boot-0.2.21-3.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: kernel-headers-2.6.27.4-58.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: specspo-16-1.noarch yum: Installed: kernel-devel-2.6.27.4-58.fc10.i686 yum: Updated: xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.5.2-10.fc10.i386 yum: Installed: plymouth-plugin-solar-0.6.0-0.2008.10.27.5.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: plymouth-0.6.0-0.2008.10.27.5.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: plymouth-utils-0.6.0-0.2008.10.27.5.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: mkinitrd-6.0.68-1.fc10.i386 yum: Installed: kernel-2.6.27.4-58.fc10.i686 yum: Updated: linuxwacom-0.8.0.3-4.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.9.0-34.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: nautilus-2.24.1-3.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: gnome-python2-libegg-2.19.1-23.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-2.19.1-23.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: plymouth-plugin-spinfinity-0.6.0-0.2008.10.27.5.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: plymouth-gdm-hooks-0.6.0-0.2008.10.27.5.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: lcms-libs-1.17-6.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: PackageKit-glib-0.3.9-1.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: festvox-slt-arctic-hts-0.20061229-6.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: lcms-1.17-6.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: festival-1.96-6.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: f-spot-0.4.4-6.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: xulrunner-1.9.0.2-5.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-0.3.9-1.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: PackageKit-udev-helper-0.3.9-1.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: PackageKit-yum-plugin-0.3.9-1.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: PackageKit-0.3.9-1.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: gnome-packagekit-0.3.9-4.fc10.i386 yum: Updated: PackageKit-yum-0.3.9-1.fc10.i386
can you attach your /init from the initrd? You may be hitting a different manifestation of bug 468856 (although they sound pretty different)
There is nothing about luks in my initrd. My / partition is not encrypted. Only my /home.
I ran the following 2 commands: 330 /usr/sbin/plymouth-set-default-plugin spinfinity 331 /usr/libexec/plymouth/plymouth-update-initrd And now bootup is much less awesome, but it took my luks password and I was able to boot.
confirmed fix in plymouth-0.6.0-0.2008.10.27.6.fc10.i386.rpm and friends
excellent.
This is in rawhide now, closing.