Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:16:23 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 294781] bsdinstall: setting a root password containing backslashes does not work Message-ID: <bug-294781-227-0ssIFNKksW@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-294781-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=294781 --- Comment #3 from commit-hook@FreeBSD.org --- A commit in branch stable/15 references this bug: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=44d33ead3d04b51881e7fba0cbed8f66f001280a commit 44d33ead3d04b51881e7fba0cbed8f66f001280a Author: Lars Engels <lme@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-04-25 14:41:24 +0000 Commit: Lars Engels <lme@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-04-28 20:15:49 +0000 bsdinstall: fix root password prompt with backslashes Use "read -r" to set the root password in "bsdinstall rootpass" to prevent issues with passwords containing one or more backslash characters. PR: 294781 Discussed with: tuexen, crest Approved by: khorben MFC after: 3 days Event: Wiesbaden Hackathon 202604 (cherry picked from commit 1566386b90d34dea7f30a0e6b511e178bd0d50b8) usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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