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ubuntu-docs package

resulting hash value to the file /etc/grub/menu.lst

Bug #399288 reported by Allan Sundry
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Connor Imes
Hardy
Won't Fix
Medium
Connor Imes

Bug Description

SRU:
Patch in comment #1
Affects only 8.04 system docs, applies to the serverguide.
Impact: the affected string will need to be re-translated.
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Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs

Ubuntu Server 8.0.4 LTS Console Security -> GRUB Password Security

"You can prevent these actions by adding a password to GRUB's configuration file of /boot/grub/menu.lst, which will be required to unlock GRUB's more advanced features prior to use." and "Add the resulting hash value to the file /etc/grub/menu.lst in the following format: " in https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/serverguide/C/console-security.html

/etc/grub/menu.lst - > /boot/grub/menu.lst

See original description

Related branches

lp:ubuntu-docs/hardy
Matthew East (mdke)
tags: added: serverguide
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Connor Imes (ckimes) wrote :

This bug appears to have been fixed as of 8.10 Intrepid Ibex.
I'll nominated this bug for Hardy as I think it may qualify for SRU. Here is a proposed diff.

Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Connor Imes (rocket2dmn)
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Triaged
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Connor Imes (ckimes) wrote :

Is this something that we want to do a SRU for, or shall we close it?

tags: added: patch
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Connor Imes (ckimes) wrote :

Subscribing ubuntu-sru.

description: updated
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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

It's okay for an SRU, but I don't think doing the entire procedure warrants fixing this small bug. Perhaps several of those can be collected and put into one SRU.

summary: - esulting hash value to the file /etc/grub/menu.lst
+ resulting hash value to the file /etc/grub/menu.lst
Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu Hardy):
status: New → Triaged
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Connor Imes (ckimes) wrote :

Thanks Martin, there are a few other bugs open for ubuntu-docs that could get a SRU for Hardy, I will act on them separately.

Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu Hardy):
assignee: nobody → Connor Imes (rocket2dmn)
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Triaged → In Progress
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Connor Imes (ckimes) wrote :

Fix committed to Hardy branch of ubuntu-docs, rev 3822.

Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu Hardy):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Connor Imes (ckimes) wrote :

Hardy is EOL

Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu Hardy):
status: Fix Committed → Won't Fix
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