You have been subscribed to a public bug by Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand): Binary package hint: plymouth
Plymouth's initramfs-hook creates a /etc/passwd line for root, in order to remedy https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/649917 - however, it sets an invalid shell, namely /bin/bash. This makes it impossible to log into the initramfs's dropbear as root: dropbear refuses the login due to an invalid shell. This can cause users to get locked out of their machines if only installing plymouth and suffering from a power outage. In cryptroot setups where dropbear is installed, the dropbear hook has previously created an /etc/passwd line for root that sets the proper /bin/sh shell. Please fix plymouth to either set a valid shell, or not to stomp over existing ${DESTDIR}/etc/passwd configurations ASAP. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu5.1 [modified: usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-27.48-generic 2.6.35.11 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 11 14:37:48 2011 DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name ProcCmdLine: root=/dev/mapper/vgcrypt0-root ro ip=192.168.0.4::192.168.0.253::hostname:eth0:none vga=794 quiet splash ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA SourcePackage: plymouth TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth ** Affects: plymouth (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug grave maverick regression -- plymouth initramfs-hook breaks SSH cryptroot unlocking via dropbear https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/733268 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
