** Description changed: [Description] - We have multiple private bug reports where people try to install Ubuntu 24.04 using virtualbox (with Guest Additions) but vboxpostinstall.sh fails. + We have multiple Subiquity private bug reports where people try to install Ubuntu 24.04 using virtualbox (with Guest Additions) but vboxpostinstall.sh fails. After investigating, I found out that vboxpostinstall.sh indirectly relies on usermod to add the `vboxuser` user to a group (vboxuser is the default username for VirtualBox unattended installations but can be changed by when creating the VM). - We know for a fact that Subiquity-based installers do not create users - until first boot so using usermod in a postinstall scripts doesn't work. + We know for a fact that until now, Subiquity-based installers do not + create users until first boot so using usermod in a postinstall scripts + doesn't work. [Plan of actions] 1. [x] Introduce support in the identity section for creating users before firstboot in devel series (i.e., resolute) 2. [x] Open a PR in virtualbox to make sure they create the user using the identity section, not cloud-init's user-data. 3. [ ] Backport the Subiquity changes to ubuntu/noble so that 24.04.4 can be installed unattended (provided a patched version of VirtualBox is used). [How to reproduce] * Setup an Ubuntu host system running questing (i.e., 25.10) or more recent. On older Ubuntu running VirtualBox < 7.1, unattended install for Ubuntu isn't supported at all. * Install the following packages: - - virtualbox - - virtualbox-guest-additions-iso + - virtualbox + - virtualbox-guest-additions-iso * Start VirtualBox and create a new VM: - * Select an Ubuntu ISO, such as ubuntu-24.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso - * [x] Proceed with Unattended Installation - * Specify a password (twice) - * [x] Install Guest Additions - * The default ISO should automatically be picked up for the guest additions if virtualbox-guest-additions-iso is installed) - * If installing Ubuntu Desktop, bump the memory (8 GiB recommended) + * Select an Ubuntu ISO, such as ubuntu-24.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso + * [x] Proceed with Unattended Installation + * Specify a password (twice) + * [x] Install Guest Additions + * The default ISO should automatically be picked up for the guest additions if virtualbox-guest-additions-iso is installed) + * If installing Ubuntu Desktop, bump the memory (8 GiB recommended) * Click on "Finish" to start the installation * After some time, it fails. * The logs show that vboxpostinstall.sh --direct fails with status 1. * In the journal, you should see that something (i.e., usermod) failed with `"vboxuser" user does not exist` [Testing for 26.04 guest] * Requirements - - [ ] The host must run a version of VirtualBox that includes https://github.com/VirtualBox/virtualbox/pull/439. + - [ ] The host must run a version of VirtualBox that includes https://github.com/VirtualBox/virtualbox/pull/439. * Run the steps described in [How to reproduce] but use the resolute live server (or desktop) daily ISO and observe a successful installation. [Testing for 24.04 guest] * Requirements - - [ ] Wait until a daily ISO of noble with support for user-creation before first boot is available. - - [ ] The host must run a version of VirtualBox that includes https://github.com/VirtualBox/virtualbox/pull/439. + - [ ] Wait until a daily ISO of noble with support for user-creation before first boot is available. + - [ ] The host must run a version of VirtualBox that includes https://github.com/VirtualBox/virtualbox/pull/439. * Run the steps described in [How to reproduce] but use the resolute live server (or desktop) daily ISO and observe a successful installation. [Workaround] https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/2090834/comments/7 [Additional info] Bug reports all have: * CasperMD5CheckResult: fail So they all ended up closed automatically. I created an exception so that such reports would not automatically get closed if they also have: * CasperMD5CheckMismatches: ./boot/grub/grub.cfg
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