I tried the work around and received the following when I had put in the password twice I got password: authentication token manipulation error passwd; password unchanged
Regards Mike On 8 November 2011 07:52, Brian Murray <br...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > ** Package changed: accountsservice (Ubuntu) => gnome-control-center > (Ubuntu) > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882255 > > Title: > No administrative actions possible (password refused) after enabling > passwordless login > > Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > > Bug description: > If I choose not to have a password for my operating account, every > operation fails if it needs root access. Reproducible even on a newly > set up machine. See: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1862543 > > Release: 11.10 > > Steps to reproduce: > 1. Install Ubuntu 11.10 as normal. During installation, when you are asked > to choose a password, enter one, since the installation can not continue if > you do not do so. > 2. Boot the newly installed system and log in as usual. > 3. Choose "System Settings" from the launcher on the left and open "User > Accounts". > 4. In the User Accounts window, click on Unlock at the top right of the > dialog. Enter your user password when prompted. > 5. Click on the four dots next to the "Password" label to change your > password. > 6. Select "Log in without a password" from the dropdown box. Close the > window. > 7. Try to perform an action requiring administrative privileges. For > example, try running "sudo apt-get update" from a terminal. > > Expected behavior: > sudo should require the user's password and accept it, or proceed without > requiring any password altogether. > > Actual behavior: > sudo requires the user's password and does not accept it (since it is set to > an empty string in /etc/shadow). > > Further notes: > After disabling the password request at login, the /etc/shadow file related > to the test user account I created looked like this: > test::15283:0:99999:7::: > This shows that the password hash is made completely empty; that conflicts > with the policies listed in /etc/sudoers, which require a password to be > given in order to > > Workaround: > -If you can not perform administrative actions but can still login without a > password, open a terminal and type "passwd". This command should prompt you > for a new password and change it without any problems. > -If you can not login, you can reset your password by booting into recovery > mode and changing it there. Follow the instructions at > <http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword>. > > You may also choose to use a password for your account and to enable > autologin at the same time. This choice will enable you to benefit the > advantage of not entering a password at boot time with the security of > Ubuntu requiring your password when attempting to perform privileged > actions. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/882255/+subscriptions > -- Kind Regards Mike Barber -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882255 Title: No administrative actions possible (password refused) after enabling passwordless login To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/882255/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs