[Bug 872826] f18 anaconda - no option to install bootloader to a partition

[Reindl Harald]

Am 03.12.2012 00:15, schrieb Kevin Fenzi:
> On Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:36:58 +0100
> Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:
> 
>> grub2 in fedora is crap
>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882721
> 
> I'm not the grub2 maintainer, but personally I would ask you for a
> more understandable report. What did you want to happen? What happened?
> Whats your config?
> 
> Perhaps expanding on your bug report would get it more attention?

the same password protection for the bootloader which was possible
for dacades with "grub-legacy" - request the password if someone
is touching the boot-entry but leave the user in peace for a
untouched boot

set superusers="root"
password_pbkdf2 root grub.pbkdf2.sha512.10000.*********************
export superusers

results in a password request every time
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menuentry 'Fedora (3.6.8-2.fc17.x86_64)' --unrestricted --class fedora --class gnu-linux

brings back the behavior only request a password if you try to boot
as example in single-user-mode or modify any kernel-param

"--unrestricted" is the key to bring back this behavior
this was NOT the case for all grub2-releases

it is a MAJOR DEGRADE of a bootloader having problems to secure
it with a password because it is HARDLY needed if you want to be
sure that nobody bypass your boot-configuration after you made
sure your BIOS settings are protected with a password and boot
from any external media is disallowed


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