Comment 0 for bug 733268

Binary package hint: plymouth

Plymouth's initramfs-hook creates a /etc/passwd line for root, in order to remedy LP #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
dmi.bios.date: 05/20/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 3401
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M4A78T-E
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3401:bd05/20/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A78T-E:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer