On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:28:12 +0200 Geert Stappers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
sorry i was in a hurry and i guess my last mail was misleading . i actually *ask* users for root password , what i want is to prevent users to enter simple password ( 123 , abc , ... ) . > Op 16-04-2008 om 12:07 schreef Armin ranjbar: > > Hi list , > > > > is there any way to deny Simple password for root on > > 'passwd/root-password' when we are on pressed installation ? > > ( I did read 'pressed' as 'preseeded' ) > > IMNSHO is surpressing the "deny simple password" wrong. > > There is another way to have a simple password for root > and not getting the too simple password warning. > > Use md5crypt password in the preseed file. > > From > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.mips/apbs04.html#preseed-account > | # Root password, either in clear text > | #d-i passwd/root-password password r00tme > | #d-i passwd/root-password-again password r00tme > | # or encrypted using an MD5 hash. > | #d-i passwd/root-password-crypted password [MD5 hash] > > A possible way to generate the crypted password is by grub. > Example: > | # (echo md5crypt; echo god; echo quit) > | md5crypt > | god > | quit > | # (echo md5crypt; echo god; echo quit) | grub --batch > | Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time. > | > | > | GNU GRUB version 0.95 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory) > | > | [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, > | TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the > | possible > | completions of a device/filename. ] > | grub> md5crypt > | Password: god > | Encrypted: $1$7aYnS$G6y0MlYJuiLfA0XCn03X./ > | grub> quit > | # > > > So the preseed line will be ( should be[1]) > | d-i passwd/root-password-crypted password $1$7aYnS > | $G6y0MlYJuiLfA0XCn03X./ > > > I hope this helps. > > > Cheers > Geert Stappers > > Notes: > [1] It should be, I haven't used it my self yet. > I just know that > | $ echo god | md5sum > | cc78fe3fc231895879e726ff46a16131 - > and > | d-i passwd/root-password-crypted password > | cc78fe3fc231895879e726ff46a16131 > didn't work. > -- Armin ranjbar , System Administrator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
