Bug 177939 – InstallRootPassword

• Product: Gentoo Release Media
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description klaus henske 2007-05-10 15:40:42 UTC]

When the install write the root-password, he give up with error. Can you give the posiblity to overjump a install-step? The password was set.

Reproducible: Always

[Comment 1 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) 2007-05-10 15:48:56 UTC]

We're going to need a lot more information than this. I assume you're talking about the graphical installer on the LiveCD. Which CD (x86 or amd64? CD or DVD)? What was the actual error? Can you attach your install logs?

[Comment 2 figlaq 2007-07-29 14:41:09 UTC]

I have the same problem.
When im starting installer-dialog from Live-Cd (universal) everything going allright, until i write my root password. After this i have dialog "Your password was successfully added" or smth. When i click ok i can see dialog with possibilities:
::Drop to console...
::Just retry
::Unmount disk
::Just exit

When im running Installer GTK every thing going allright to moment compile packages. It stop's at 51/116, but in log last word is "Stage 3 compiled succesfuly"

Plz help, i had not this problem with any other linux.

This is my log (text mode):

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GLI: July 29 2007 13:25:30 - Gentoo Linux Installer version 0.5.4
GLI: July 29 2007 13:26:53 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step mount_local_partitions, Mount local partitions
GLI: July 29 2007 13:26:56 - DEBUG: running mount -t ext3 -o noatime /dev/sda3 /mnt/gentoo/
GLI: July 29 2007 13:26:57 - Mounted mountpoint: /
GLI: July 29 2007 13:26:57 - DEBUG: making mountpoint: /boot
GLI: July 29 2007 13:26:57 - Created mountpoint /boot
GLI: July 29 2007 13:26:57 - DEBUG: running mount -t ext2 -o defaults /dev/sda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot
GLI: July 29 2007 13:26:57 - Mounted mountpoint: /boot
GLI: July 29 2007 13:26:57 - DEBUG: mounted_devices is ['/', '/boot']
GLI: July 29 2007 13:26:57 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step mount_network_shares, Mount network (NFS) shares
GLI: July 29 2007 13:26:59 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step unpack_stage_tarball, Unpack stage tarball
GLI: July 29 2007 13:26:59 - DEBUG: unpack_stage_tarball(): precreating /lib64 dir and /lib -> lib64 symlink because glibc/portage sucks
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:00 - DEBUG: unpack_stage_tarball(): precreating /usr/lib64 dir and /usr/lib -> lib64 symlink because glibc/portage sucks
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:00 - Stage3 was generated successfully
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:01 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step update_config_files, Updating config files
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:01 - DEBUG: update_config_files(): running: echo "-5" | chroot /mnt/gentoo etc-update
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:01 - ERROR! : Could not update the config files!
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:02 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step configure_make_conf, Configure /etc/make.conf
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:02 - Make.conf configured
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:02 - DEBUG: making PKGDIR if necessary: /usr/portage/packages
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:02 - DEBUG: making PORTAGE_TMPDIR if necessary: /var/tmp
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:03 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step prepare_chroot, Preparing chroot
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:03 - DEBUG: copying /etc/resolv.conf over.
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:03 - DEBUG: mounting proc
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:03 - DEBUG: making the proc dir in chroot
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:03 - DEBUG: bind-mounting /dev, /sys
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:03 - DEBUG: making the /dev dir in chroot
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:03 - DEBUG: making the /sys dir in chroot
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:03 - DEBUG: copying logfile to new system!
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:03 - Chroot environment ready.
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:04 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step install_portage_tree, Syncing the Portage tree
GLI: July 29 2007 13:27:04 - DEBUG: grabbing custom snapshot uri: file:///mnt/cdrom/snapshots/portage-2007.0.tar.bz2
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:12 - Portage tree install was custom.
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:12 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step update_config_files, Updating config files
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:12 - DEBUG: update_config_files(): running: echo "-5" | chroot /mnt/gentoo etc-update
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:12 - ERROR! : Could not update the config files!
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:13 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step configure_make_conf, Configure /etc/make.conf
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:13 - Make.conf configured
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:13 - DEBUG: making PKGDIR if necessary: /usr/portage/packages
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:13 - DEBUG: making PORTAGE_TMPDIR if necessary: /var/tmp
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:14 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step stage1, Performing bootstrap
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:15 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step stage2, Performing 'emerge system'
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:16 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step install_distcc, Install distcc
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:37 - DEBUG: next_step(): setting Event() flag...starting step set_root_password, Set the root password
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:37 - DEBUG: set_root_password(): running: echo 'root:$1$Cb9/T9qZ$eDAWjFi0Fvnm/CQJJ3dh4.' | chroot /mnt/gentoo chpasswd -e
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:37 - Exception received during 'Set the root password': SetRootPasswordError :FATAL: set_root_password: Failure to set root password!
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:37 - Traceback (most recent call last):
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:37 - File "/opt/installer/GLIClientController.py", line 122, in run
    func()
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:37 - File "/opt/installer/GLIArchitectureTemplate.py", line 636, in set_root_password
    raise GLIException("SetRootPasswordError", 'fatal', 'set_root_password', "Failure to set root password!")
GLI: July 29 2007 13:28:37 - GLIException: SetRootPasswordError :FATAL: set_root_password: Failure to set root password!
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[Comment 3 Preston Cody (RETIRED) 2007-11-13 04:39:51 UTC]

This bug was almost certainly caused due to an invalid stage3 tarball.  A better check for this will be put in place for 2007.1 (mainly not letting people choose the tarball).