[Bug 1256085] Re: installer crashes on rescue

[Marc Deslauriers]

The dialog box is incorrect, the password is only stored in the debug
log if the installer is run in debugging mode by a developer. Your
password isn't stored in the debug log.

I've filed bug 1257159 to get the dialog changed so it no longer implies passwords are being stored.
Thanks!

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Title:
  installer crashes on rescue

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  crash says it cannot remove installation files and gives no option to
  ignore or proceed, but considers the error fatal, the only option is
  to accept the message; received the same message once or twice more
  and then the apport crash reporting.

  part of the bug report asks if I want to include the install log but
  cautions that my PASSWORD will be in it!!!  Is someone smoking crack?
  My password is kept in CLEAR TEXT in a log file??  Isn't that just a
  bit insane?  er ... I mean ... how did this sensitive security
  information manage to be included in an installation log?  That alone
  is a bit of a bug, no?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.15.26 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  Date: Thu Nov 28 14:27:59 2013
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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