** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882255
Title:
No administrative actions possible (password refused) after enabling
passwordless login
Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Bug description:
If I choose not to have a password for my operating account, every
operation fails if it needs root access. Reproducible even on a newly
set up machine. See: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1862543
Release: 11.10
Steps to reproduce:
1. Install Ubuntu 11.10 as normal. During installation, when you are asked to
choose a password, enter one, since the installation can not continue if you do
not do so.
2. Boot the newly installed system and log in as usual.
3. Choose "System Settings" from the launcher on the left and open "User
Accounts".
4. In the User Accounts window, click on Unlock at the top right of the
dialog. Enter your user password when prompted.
5. Click on the four dots next to the "Password" label to change your
password.
6. Select "Log in without a password" from the dropdown box. Close the window.
7. Try to perform an action requiring administrative privileges. For example,
try running "sudo apt-get update" from a terminal.
Expected behavior:
sudo should require the user's password and accept it, or proceed without
requiring any password altogether.
Actual behavior:
sudo requires the user's password and does not accept it (since it is set to
an empty string in /etc/shadow).
Further notes:
After disabling the password request at login, the /etc/shadow file related
to the test user account I created looked like this:
test::15283:0:99999:7:::
This shows that the password hash is made completely empty; that conflicts
with the policies listed in /etc/sudoers, which require a password to be given
in order to
Workaround:
-If you can not perform administrative actions but can still login without a
password, open a terminal and type "passwd". This command should prompt you for
a new password and change it without any problems.
-If you can not login, you can reset your password by booting into recovery
mode and changing it there. Follow the instructions at
<http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword>.
You may also choose to use a password for your account and to enable
autologin at the same time. This choice will enable you to benefit the
advantage of not entering a password at boot time with the security of
Ubuntu requiring your password when attempting to perform privileged
actions.
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