Quoting Michael Tautschnig ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Package: passwd > Version: 4.0.3-31sarge9 > > passwd.config uses debconf to obtain the root password. However, depending on > the frontend, the question might not get displayed and/or no answer is > available. > > As stated in in debconf-devel(7) [Preventing infinite loops], the script > should > check the return value of db_input and respond accordingly. > > Regards, > Michael > > PS.: Most probably the version in testing is subject to this issue as well.
It's very likely that we won't try fixing the sarge version. The severity of this bug doesn't deserve this. We will look at the etch/sid versions soon. Actually, I'm more and more thinking about *removing* this code that's indeed no longer used in the installer. Given that all debconf stuff is used only when "dpkg-reconfigure passwd" which mostly never happens, I don't see much reason to keep all this. As a consequence, I propose to change your bug report to "Please remove all interactive debconf questions from passwd"
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