Debian Bug report logs - #450425
can't put a * to the passwd fields of preseed.cfg

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Gürkan Sengün <gurkan@linuks.mine.nu>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Cc: ISG Department Physik <isg@phys.ethz.ch>

Subject: can't put a * to the passwd fields of preseed.cfg

Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:06:27 +0100

Package: debian-installer
Version: etch
Severity: normal

I'm using this preseed file, and if I put *, \*, "*" in a password field, I'm 
getting these:

root:bin dev etc floppy init initrd lib mnt proc root sbin sys tmp usr 
var:13824:0:99999:7:::
root:\*:13824:0:99999:7:::
root:"*":13824:0:99999:7:::

What do I need to put to just get a line like this:
root:*:13824:0:99999:7:::

Preseed file used:
http://debian.ethz.ch/d-i/p

Yours,
Gürkan

Message #16 received at 450425@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org>

To: Gürkan Sengün <gurkan@linuks.mine.nu>, 450425@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#450425: can't put a * to the passwd fields of preseed.cfg

Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:45:23 +0000

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Quoting Gürkan Sengün (gurkan@linuks.mine.nu):
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: etch
> Severity: normal
>
> I'm using this preseed file, and if I put *, \*, "*" in a password field, 
> I'm getting these:
>
> root:bin dev etc floppy init initrd lib mnt proc root sbin sys tmp usr 
> var:13824:0:99999:7:::


Obviously some shell expansion is happening here...

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Message #21 received at 450425@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org>

To: Gürkan Sengün <gurkan@linuks.mine.nu>, 450425@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#450425: can't put a * to the passwd fields of preseed.cfg

Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 22:06:14 +0000

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reassign 450425 preseed
tags 450425 pending
thanks

Quoting Gürkan Sengün (gurkan@linuks.mine.nu):
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: etch
> Severity: normal
>
> I'm using this preseed file, and if I put *, \*, "*" in a password field, 
> I'm getting these:
>
> root:bin dev etc floppy init initrd lib mnt proc root sbin sys tmp usr 
> var:13824:0:99999:7:::
> root:\*:13824:0:99999:7:::
> root:"*":13824:0:99999:7:::
>
> What do I need to put to just get a line like this:
> root:*:13824:0:99999:7:::
>
> Preseed file used:
> http://debian.ethz.ch/d-i/p


Joey Hess fixed a parsing bug this morning, which seems to be the
cause for your problem.

I roughly tried that, as long as debconf really has "*" for
root-password-crypted, one ends with what you want in /etc/shadow

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Message #30 received at 450425-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org>

To: 450425-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Closing bug not closed automatically because of my mistake

Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:00:01 +0100

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Version: 1.33

This bug should have been closed by my upload but I accidentally
skipped a version for pressed. Sorry for this.

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