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[Micheal_2009 <micheal.harker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am still in the process of checking the patches. I am copying the text and
making it into a xml file to try it out on the documentation and then when I
have done it I will try it out on 9.04 system and hopefully help you release
the patch. I will give the credit to you of course!

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Gilbert Mendoza <gmendoza@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Michael,
>
> Not sure if you got my offline message or not.  Since you're assigned to
> this bug, did you have any comments, suggestions or ideas regarding the
> patches I included?
>
> --
> Major bug in Console Security help page (affects 9.04)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/384148
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
> Documentation Project Team, which is a direct subscriber.
>
> Status in “ubuntu-docs” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> 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?
>
>
>
>
>

-- 
Major bug in Console Security help page (affects 9.04)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/384148
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Documentation Project Team, which is a direct subscriber.

Status in “ubuntu-docs” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed

Bug description:
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?