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Bug 993040 - kickstart install hangs at Reboot button when weak user password in plaintext is specified
Summary: kickstart install hangs at Reboot button when weak user password in plaintext...
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: anaconda
Version: 7.0
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Release Test Team
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On: 986490
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-08-05 13:31 UTC by David Shea
Modified: 2014-06-18 01:35 UTC (History)
10 users (show)

Fixed In Version: anaconda-19.31.3-1
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of: 986490
Environment:
Last Closed: 2014-06-13 11:41:58 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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Description David Shea 2013-08-05 13:31:01 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #986490 +++

Description of problem:
The install hangs at the Reboot button, if a weak user password in plaintext is specified in a kickstart file:

user --name=joeblow --groups=wheel --password test 

In the Configuration dialog, the User Creation link displays this message:
"Error creating user accou... Done twice to confirm it."
A tooltip gives details.

See attached screenshot.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda-0:19.30.13-1.fc19.x86_64
Fedora-19-x86_64-DVD.iso

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install with kickstart user configuration:
user --name=joeblow --groups=wheel --password test

Actual results:
Installer displays message:
"Error creating user accou... Done twice to confirm it."
A tooltip gives details.

See attached screenshot.

Install appears to complete, but the Reboot button is not responsive.
The pointer moves and a tooltip can be displayed.

Expected results:
Installer accepts a weak password in plaintext.

Additional info:

Tested with:
$ qemu-img create f19-test-1.img 32G
$ qemu-kvm -m 4096 -hda f19-test-1.img -cdrom ~/xfr/fedora/F19/Fedora-19-x86_64-DVD.iso -vga std -boot menu=on

The kickstart file is served over NFS.

--- Additional comment from Steve Tyler on 2013-07-19 18:58:57 EDT ---



--- Additional comment from Steve Tyler on 2013-07-19 19:02:38 EDT ---



--- Additional comment from Steve Tyler on 2013-07-19 22:16:11 EDT ---

With a complex plaintext user password configured, the kickstart install completes, and the Reboot button is functional:
user --name=joeblow --groups=wheel --password test_IR7Y3oNQ

Interactive installs also warn of a weak root password, but a kickstart install accepts a weak root password without any warning:
rootpw test

--- Additional comment from Steve Tyler on 2013-07-19 23:23:38 EDT ---

For completeness -- with a hashed user password, the kickstart install completes, and the Reboot button is functional:
user --name=joeblow --groups=wheel --password=$6$CuuISgLq$yIIy68qqU8jq0fQPZWjRQ0yd2W1EWG7yfn/rd2/Fav/ZyLbJphdsL7VXFJ.Ig4/5xmiMIzOdSqqbL8n7JpjJo1 --iscrypted
Comment 3 Jan Stodola 2014-01-30 11:04:21 UTC 
Retested with anaconda-19.31.51-1.el7, it is possible to click "Reboot" after kickstart installation with weak user's password.

Moving to VERIFIED.
Comment 4 Ludek Smid 2014-06-13 11:41:58 UTC 
This request was resolved in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0.

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