[Bug 2058638] Re: User account is missing from /etc/shadow & /etc/passwd

[Dan Bungert]

I did some testing Friday on this.  While Ubiquity has a degree of
support for this (I never saw it work on UEFI) others have pointed out
to me that the Reinstall checkbox in Ubiquity was removed because it was
flaky,  and this is the vestiges of that.

To move this forward I have requested to the ubuntu-desktop-provision
team that the format checkbox be enforced.  I'm am interested in adding
preservation of /home and similar well-defined use cases in a future
cycle.

** Changed in: subiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: subiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  User account is missing from /etc/shadow & /etc/passwd

Status in ubuntu-desktop-provision:
  New
Status in subiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  This has been attempted a number of times, using various ISOs, after
  each time I'm unable to login on booting the newly installed xubuntu
  noble system.

  install to 
  - hp dc7700 (c2d-e6230, 7gb, amd/ati rv610/radeon hd2400 pro/xt)

  to re-create I

  - boot current daily
  - select manual partitioning
  - re-use the '/' partition (80GB drive & single partition), NO FORMAT
  - install (options here don't matter, eg. full install, select to add additional options usually, I have internet connected)
  - username is "guiverc" and my password is "please" each time  (I ignore warning about 'WEAK' password)

  install completes, I then reboot

  ** expected outcome

  System boots; DM asks me to login saying "Other"   (I expected
  'guiverc' and only to enter my password; but okay)..

  On entry of my username "guiverc" & password "please" I expect to
  login

  ** actual outcome

  I enter username "guiverc" and password "please" but I cannot login

  I switch to text terminal, and "guiverc" & "password" aren't accepted
  there either.

  ** additional notes.

  I've tried this with ENGLISH(US) and ENGLISH(AU) (aussie) and same
  result for both.

  Machine is really old BIOS only box.

  If I FORMAT instead of NO-FORMAT I don't have this problem though.. It
  appears to occur only when I don't format (and I don't want to format
  for this type of install!)

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