From 81cfe85c1b8ecdd25eb2735779a9a99b6c682da4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen.hemminger@vyatta.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:12:29 +0200
Subject: Workaround problems with mkpasswd

Bugfix 3665
Fix problems with entering password caused by regressions
in mkpasswd (-S arguement). Read password plaintext with shell
then process.
---
 scripts/install-system | 16 +++++++---------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

(limited to 'scripts')

diff --git a/scripts/install-system b/scripts/install-system
index 77384d56..8f4592f9 100755
--- a/scripts/install-system
+++ b/scripts/install-system
@@ -815,22 +815,20 @@ change_password() {
     local pwd1="1"
     local pwd2="2"
 
-    until [ $pwd1 == $pwd2 ]
+    until [ "$pwd1" == "$pwd2" ]
     do
-	echo -n "Enter $user "
-	pwd1=$(mkpasswd -H md5)
-	local salt=$(echo $pwd1 | awk -F$ '{print $3}')
+        read -p "Enter $user password:" -r -s pwd1 <>/dev/tty 1>&0
+	echo
+	read -p "Retype $user password:" -r -s pwd2 <>/dev/tty 1>&0
+	echo
 
-	echo -n "Retype $user "
-	pwd2=$(mkpasswd -H md5 -S $salt)
-
-	if [ $pwd1 != $pwd2 ]
+	if [ "$pwd1" != "$pwd2" ]
 	then echo "Passwords do not match"
 	fi
     done
 
     # escape any slashes in resulting password
-    local epwd=$(echo $pwd | sed 's:/:\\/:g')
+    local epwd=$(mkpasswd -H md5 "$pwd1" | sed 's:/:\\/:g')
 
     sed -i  \
   -e "/ user $user {/,/}/s/encrypted-password:.*\$/encrypted-password: \"$epwd\"/" \
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