[VCL-363] Passwords for existing Linux accounts are reset when the root password is set

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.2
• Component/s: vcld (backend)
• Assignee: Andrew Kurth
• Reporter: Andrew Kurth
• Created: 04/Aug/10 13:52
• Updated: 06/Aug/10 19:07
• Resolved: 06/Aug/10 19:07

Description

Linux.pm::changepasswd is recreating the /etc/shadow file when the root password is set. This causes the passwords set on existing local accounts to be reset making them unusable when the image is loaded. This subroutine should be modified to not recreate /etc/shadow.