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Hardy is EOL

** Changed in: ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu Hardy)
       Status: Fix Committed => Won't Fix

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/384148

Title:
  Major bug in Console Security help page (affects 9.04)

Status in “ubuntu-docs” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “ubuntu-docs” source package in Hardy:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  SRU:
  The affected section was removed in Lucid as it no longer applies, but there is a patch posted in comment #4 for Hardy.  The existing documentation is unclear for enabling password security in GRUB.
  Impact: Adjustment to documentation means the affected and new strings to be translated.

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  Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs

  Hi,

  Just found few bugs in Console Security how-to located at
  https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/console-security.html.

  Bugs are related to GRUB Password Security how-to and affect all
  versions of documentation.

  1. First of all there should be a note that "password --md5 pass"  string has not to be located under the title item but in a global area.
  2. The string "# lockalternative=false" confused me, it is necessary to note that string has not to be copied without hash char. It has to be edited as "# lockalternative=true" because it as a template for grub-update scripts.
  3. !!!This is a major bug!!! After editing lockalternative to true it is necessary to put "lock" parameter under the title with recover mode as follows:

  title		Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.xx-x-generic (recovery mode)
  lock
  uuid		xxx
  kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.xx-x-generic root=UUID=xxx ro  single
  initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.xx-x-generic

  4. !!!It is necessary to note, that lock parameter which has been
  added in the item 3 will not be modified by grub-update script(in case
  of kernel upgrade and other changes) because of "#
  lockalternative=true". Without "# lockalternative=true" single user
  mode will be unlocked on next grub-update.

  BTW, do we need to add lock parameter each time to the new title with
  a new kernel?

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