[Bug 1761644] Re: Delete the password for the live session on all flavors

[Steve Langasek]

-if [ -d /root/etc/gdm3 ]; then
-    sed -i '/^[UG]ID_MIN/s/\<1000$/ 999/' /root/etc/login.defs
+# Delete the password for the live user on volatile systems
+sed -i '/^[UG]ID_MIN/s/\<1000$/ 999/' /root/etc/login.defs

This is unrelated to the stated purpose of blanking the password; and
should probably remain gdm-specific?

+#inject a systemd unit to update AccountsService properties during boot

Per Adam's comment, there's no obvious reason why this should be done
via a systemd unit, vs simply calling 'chroot passwd -d' from the
initramfs.  Have you tried that?

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Title:
  Delete the password for the live session on all flavors

Status in casper package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Right now, only when gdm3 is installed is a systemd unit created to
  run passwd -d. This is preferable over having a blank password because
  it provides consistency between Desktop and flavors, and it makes it
  quicker to use a tty (and less confusing for people who get stuck
  thinking there's a password they don't know).

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