We are having problems with oem-config using this process: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecycleOldHardware
We are using the latest Dapper alternate CD. We do not use the oem setup from the CD, but rather use a kickstart file that automates the install. Once the base install is done, a script executes on the first boot that does: aptitude update aptitude dist-upgrade aptitude install oem-config oem-config-keyboard oem-config-locale oem-config-timezone mozilla-thunderbird man Once we try to get the modem configed and are happy with the state of the machine, we run oem-config-prepare and shutdown. When the machine is booted again, the oem-config scripts run to set the TZ, keyboard, set up the initial user. When we try to log in with that username and password, it fails. Booting to rescue mode and resetting the password fixes the account. The oem user gets removed, so the oem- config process is essentially leaving the machine inaccessible when delivered. -- oem-config-prepare messes up password. https://launchpad.net/bugs/47164 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
