I am still in the process of checking the patches. I am copying the text and making it into a xml file to try it out on the documentation and then when I have done it I will try it out on 9.04 system and hopefully help you release the patch. I will give the credit to you of course!
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Gilbert Mendoza <gmend...@gmail.com> wrote: > Michael, > > Not sure if you got my offline message or not. Since you're assigned to > this bug, did you have any comments, suggestions or ideas regarding the > patches I included? > > -- > Major bug in Console Security help page (affects 9.04) > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/384148 > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu > Documentation Project Team, which is a direct subscriber. > > Status in “ubuntu-docs” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs > > Hi, > > Just found few bugs in Console Security how-to located at > https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/console-security.html. > > Bugs are related to GRUB Password Security how-to and affect all versions > of documentation. > > 1. First of all there should be a note that "password --md5 pass" string > has not to be located under the title item but in a global area. > 2. The string "# lockalternative=false" confused me, it is necessary to > note that string has not to be copied without hash char. It has to be edited > as "# lockalternative=true" because it as a template for grub-update > scripts. > 3. !!!This is a major bug!!! After editing lockalternative to true it is > necessary to put "lock" parameter under the title with recover mode as > follows: > > title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.xx-x-generic (recovery mode) > lock > uuid xxx > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.xx-x-generic root=UUID=xxx ro single > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.xx-x-generic > > 4. !!!It is necessary to note, that lock parameter which has been added in > the item 3 will not be modified by grub-update script(in case of kernel > upgrade and other changes) because of "# lockalternative=true". Without "# > lockalternative=true" single user mode will be unlocked on next grub-update. > > BTW, do we need to add lock parameter each time to the new title with a new > kernel? > > > > > -- Major bug in Console Security help page (affects 9.04) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/384148 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs