Bugzilla – Bug 9962
Zone Preconfiguration Fails with root_password keyword set
Last modified: 2009-07-23 09:55:26 UTC
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If you are using a sysidcfg file to preconfigure a zone, the process will fail if the root_password is set. I believe this has to do with the longer string used in etc/shadow for the password. For example, I have the following: cat /etc/shadow zoneroot:$5$0f0chTkD$HoqIcn3fO0VWUHhKYXqObtArfO7e1TiSLovfHsd70M0:14433::::::< br /> Therefore I've set the root_password in sysidcfg to the following: root_password=$5$0f0chTkD$HoqIcn3fO0VWUHhKYXqObtArfO7e1TiSLovfHsd70M0 This is what happens when I try to boot the zone using that setting: bleonard@opensolaris:~$ pfexec zlogin -C myzone [Connected to zone 'myzone' console] 69/69 Reading ZFS config: done. Mounting ZFS filesystems: (5/5) root_password=$5$0f0chTkD$HoqIcn3fO0VWUHhKYXqObtArfO7e1TiSLovfHsd70M0 syntax error line 8 position 15 Creating new rsa public/private host key pair Creating new dsa public/private host key pair Configuring network interface addresses: e1000g0. root_password=$5$0f0chTkD$HoqIcn3fO0VWUHhKYXqObtArfO7e1TiSLovfHsd70M0 syntax error line 8 position 15 root_password=$5$0f0chTkD$HoqIcn3fO0VWUHhKYXqObtArfO7e1TiSLovfHsd70M0 syntax error line 8 position 15 root_password=$5$0f0chTkD$HoqIcn3fO0VWUHhKYXqObtArfO7e1TiSLovfHsd70M0 syntax error line 8 position 15 root_password=$5$0f0chTkD$HoqIcn3fO0VWUHhKYXqObtArfO7e1TiSLovfHsd70M0 syntax error line 8 position 15 root_password=$5$0f0chTkD$HoqIcn3fO0VWUHhKYXqObtArfO7e1TiSLovfHsd70M0 syntax error line 8 position 15 System identification is completed. As noted by Bernd Finger ( http://opensolaris.org/jive/message.jspa?messageID=319318 ), the workaround is to use an /etc/shadow value from Solaris 10 (or SXCE is assume).
In order to get the attention of the Solaris engineers, I've opened a bug in the Sun Bugster database, and am closing this one as TRACKEDINBUGSTER. If the Bugster bug is now in a public category/sub-category, the URL of the new bug at bugs.opensolaris.org will be: http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6863728 (This will happen the next time the new Bugster bug information is pushed to bugs.opensolaris.org). I've added the bug submitter to the Bugster interest list. If you'd like to be removed, just let me know (by adding a comment to this bug). If anybody else would like to be added to the cc: of the Bugster bug, again just let me know (by adding a comment to this bug). Note that there is currently no easy way for external-to-Sun people to update the Bugster bug. That's been worked on. In the meantime, if a Bugster evaluator asks you for further information and you are external-to-Sun, then I suggest emailing that person directly. Thanks.