[Test-Announce] Fedora 18 Alpha Test Compose 3 (TC3) Available Now!

[Adam Williamson]

On 2012-08-17 8:17, Scott Poore wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Carl G" <carlg at fedoraproject.org>
>> To: test at lists.fedoraproject.org
>> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 9:58:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Test-Announce] Fedora 18 Alpha Test Compose 3 (TC3) 
>> Available	Now!
>>
>>
>> Am I missing something (coffee maybe?) or the installer doesn't ask
>> to enter a pswd for root & to create a user account? Or is it part
>> of the "Initial Experience" feature? If it matter I selected the
>> base install since it's still impossible to pick the GNOME desktop
>> during install due to dep issues.
>>
>
> That's ok.  I was missing coffee too.  Then I got more.  It didn't 
> help.
>
> I see the same thing.  I believe you're right.  It looks like
> firstboot does not work because it requires X which we don't have 
> from
> a "base" install?
>
> I had to boot to single user mode to reset the root password so I
> could log in.

Yes, you're both right. Apparently this is still undergoing discussions 
in the anaconda team: the current design relies on you doing an install 
and then creating an 'admin' user with firstboot, a plan which certainly 
has holes, like this one (there is no firstboot on a non-graphical 
install). I'll file a bug and mark it an Alpha blocker so this doesn't 
drop off radar for Alpha (non-graphical installs are expected to work at 
Alpha).
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