No user home directory created on clean install using btrfs

[Joseph Lord]

Did clean install from 12.04 beta CD image (downloaded 5th April from the UK mirror). All OK except no home directory for initial user was created.

As a result could not log in to graphical shell until a home directory had been created.

/home was configured for it's own partition. I don't know if that was a factor.

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[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. While we appreciate the difficulties you are facing, it would appear that the CD image (ISO file) you downloaded could be corrupt. There is an easy way to verify the integrity of the Ubuntu ISO files you download. Could you please visit https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM follow the instructions and report back as to whether or not the MD5SUM verified? Thanks in advance.

[Joseph Lord (joseph-lordweb)]

This is the MD 5 of the downloaded file.

MD5 (ubuntu-12.04-beta2-desktop-amd64.iso) = 5461e64e9943cecfd4b6eab6eab05bbd

One extra comment is that I selected BTRFS for all the partitions. Don't know if it is related. I am getting an error message on boot about sparse files that seems to be a long standing Grub bug that is only wish list status.

Joseph

On 5 Apr 2012, at 18:27, Fabio Marconi <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. While we appreciate the difficulties you are facing, it
> would appear that the CD image (ISO file) you downloaded could be
> corrupt. There is an easy way to verify the integrity of the Ubuntu ISO
> files you download. Could you please visit
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM follow the instructions
> and report back as to whether or not the MD5SUM verified? Thanks in
> advance.
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu
> Status: New => Invalid
>
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> Title:
> No user home directory created on clean install
>
> Status in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Did clean install from 12.04 beta CD image (downloaded 5th April from
> the UK mirror). All OK except no home directory for initial user was
> created.
>
> As a result could not log in to graphical shell until a home directory
> had been created.
>
> /home was configured for it's own partition. I don't know if that was
> a factor.
>
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[Joseph Lord (joseph-lordweb)]

Download source was uk2.net mirror but the MD5 above looks OK to me.

/var/installer/syslog seems to claim that a user directory was created although it didn't seem to be when the system booted. Finding this I also note the failure to change mode of /etc/passwd to 600. When I checked after finding this it was world readable which I believe is a security issue.

Apr 5 14:23:32 ubuntu clock-setup: ioctl(RTC_SET_TIME) was successful.
Apr 5 14:23:34 ubuntu user-setup: pwconv: failed to change the mode of /etc/passwd- to 0600
Apr 5 14:23:34 ubuntu user-setup: Shadow passwords are now on.
Apr 5 14:23:35 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user `josephl' ...
Apr 5 14:23:35 ubuntu user-setup: Adding new group `josephl' (1000) ...
Apr 5 14:23:35 ubuntu user-setup: Adding new user `josephl' (1000) with group `josephl' ...
Apr 5 14:23:35 ubuntu user-setup: Creating home directory `/home/josephl' ...
Apr 5 14:23:35 ubuntu user-setup: Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...
Apr 5 14:23:36 ubuntu user-setup: addgroup: The group `lpadmin' already exists as a system group. Exiting.
Apr 5 14:23:36 ubuntu user-setup: Adding group `sambashare' (GID 124) ...
Apr 5 14:23:36 ubuntu user-setup: Done.
Apr 5 14:23:38 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user `josephl' to group `adm' ...
Apr 5 14:23:38 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user josephl to group adm
Apr 5 14:23:38 ubuntu user-setup: Done.
Apr 5 14:23:38 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user `josephl' to group `cdrom' ...
Apr 5 14:23:38 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user josephl to group cdrom
Apr 5 14:23:38 ubuntu user-setup: Done.
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user `josephl' to group `dip' ...
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user josephl to group dip
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Done.
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user `josephl' to group `lpadmin' ...
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user josephl to group lpadmin
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Done.
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user `josephl' to group `plugdev' ...
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user josephl to group plugdev
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Done.
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user `josephl' to group `sambashare' ...
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user josephl to group sambashare
Apr 5 14:23:39 ubuntu user-setup: Done.
Apr 5 14:23:40 ubuntu user-setup: adduser: The group `debian-tor' does not exist.
Apr 5 14:23:40 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user `josephl' to group `sudo' ...
Apr 5 14:23:40 ubuntu user-setup: Adding user josephl to group sudo
Apr 5 14:23:40 ubuntu user-setup: Done.
Apr 5 14:23:41 ubuntu ubiquity: sudo: unable to resolve host ubuntu
Apr 5 14:23:41 ubuntu ubiquity: sudo: unable to resolve host ubuntu
Apr 5 14:23:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py: running /usr/lib/ubiquity/target-config/20xconfig

[Joseph Lord (joseph-lordweb)]

I've found in the docs that for installer issues the ubiquity package should be set.

The bug was set to invalid when it was suggested that it was a bad CD image but the MD5 checks out and I have added more information.

Please note that this bug did not cause me a significant issue and will probably cause me no further problem but particularly new users could be put off if they hit this (if it is a wider issue than just me and a freak occurrence). I'm not too bothered if you fix it but consider this report a very small contribution to your project.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Joseph Lord (joseph-lordweb)]

Based on the other similar report which I have marked as duplicate the combination of Btrfs and a separate /home partition are the common features.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

I was unable to recreate this bug by installing Ubuntu from an amd64 iso dated 20120417 and choosing btrfs for my separate /home and / partitions.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Bug 978181 is similar but they setup an encrypted home directory.

[Jo Jaeyoung (jaeyoungse)]

I hit the same bug with the similar settings as the descrpition but from the 12.04 release version. Noticed when login attempts from lightdm puzzlingly looped back to the login screen without any error message.

[Tommy_CZ (t-kijas)]

Same with 12.04.2.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]