[Bug 1976177] [NEW] Ubiquity not using password provided by UI

[Adam Szewczyk]

Public bug reported:

System: Skywave Linux Flashback Release: 4.3.0 - this is a Focal Remix
live-cd based on Ubuntu 20.04.4 (https://skywavelinux.com/)

Ubiquity Version: 20.04.15.19

I want to install this live distro on VM (standalone HVM on Qubes OS -
but I think this not make any difference). I installed ubiquity,
ubiquity-casper, ubiquity-casper, ubiquity-frontend-gtk,ubiquity-
frontend-gtk-panel and ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu via apt after 'sudo
apt-get update'. I also mounted booted iso as cdrom (using: 'sudo mount
/dev/loop0 /media/cdrom' and 'sudo ls -s /media/cdrom /cdrom')

Then poceded installation as normal. When it comes to "Who are you?" page all fields without password was filed by some garbage/error "10 passwd/user-fulname-casper-backup doesn't exist".
I changed it to values desired by me and chose some simple password.

Instalaltion crashed on user-setup. After some dbugging I found out that
$PASSWD variable that is used by setpassword() in user-setup-apply
script file is set to "10 passwd/user-fulname-casper-backup doesn't
exist" despite I was trying to set a new password via UI.

I also add question about that behavior to find some workaround
(https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/701995).

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Attachment added: "Log Files zipped"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1976177/+attachment/5593604/+files/logs.zip

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Title:
  Ubiquity not using password provided by UI

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  System: Skywave Linux Flashback Release: 4.3.0 - this is a Focal Remix
  live-cd based on Ubuntu 20.04.4 (https://skywavelinux.com/)

  Ubiquity Version: 20.04.15.19

  I want to install this live distro on VM (standalone HVM on Qubes OS -
  but I think this not make any difference). I installed ubiquity,
  ubiquity-casper, ubiquity-casper, ubiquity-frontend-gtk,ubiquity-
  frontend-gtk-panel and ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu via apt after 'sudo
  apt-get update'. I also mounted booted iso as cdrom (using: 'sudo
  mount /dev/loop0 /media/cdrom' and 'sudo ls -s /media/cdrom /cdrom')

  Then poceded installation as normal. When it comes to "Who are you?" page all fields without password was filed by some garbage/error "10 passwd/user-fulname-casper-backup doesn't exist".
  I changed it to values desired by me and chose some simple password.

  Instalaltion crashed on user-setup. After some dbugging I found out
  that $PASSWD variable that is used by setpassword() in user-setup-
  apply script file is set to "10 passwd/user-fulname-casper-backup
  doesn't exist" despite I was trying to set a new password via UI.

  I also add question about that behavior to find some workaround
  (https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/701995).

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