[debbugs-tracker] bug#35902: closed (Guix resets passwords on reconfigure)

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and subject line Re: bug#35996: User account password got locked when booting 
old generation
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #35996,
regarding Guix resets passwords on reconfigure
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> Guix resets passwords on reconfigure
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> Sat, 25 May 2019 14:32:42 -0300
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> My user and root passwords have been reset about 3 times in 4 days upon running 
> guix system reconfigure.
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> I can't seem to recognize any pattern, it appears to occur randomly, and it 
> requires setting passwords manually. 
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> The password is left blank, and could be a security issue, as anybody would be 
> able to access the root account easily.
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> Re: bug#35996: User account password got locked when booting old generation
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> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:04:33 +0200
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> Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.2 (gnu/linux)
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> Hello!
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> "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <address@hidden> skribis:
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> > On Wed, Jun 05, 2019 at 11:13:34PM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
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> >> The attached patch for Shepherd moves everything before loading the
> >> config file.  I think it will have the desired effect, though I’m not
> >> entirely sure the signal handler would run at the right time etc.
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> > It works for me without recovering journal message (and taking an
> > insignificantly longer time to reboot).
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> Excellent.  Pushed as Shepherd commit
> c6f250d1fd1afa9ee49c8bb2414eee087b672789.
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> Thank you!
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> Ludo’.
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