On Mon, Jan 15, 2007 at 08:55:02PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > > frans, > > > > why is functions.sh returning '1' if the file $ROOT/etc/passwd exists, > > in both the is_system_user and root_password functions? > > > > surely this should be 0 in both instances? > > Er, it's not: > > if ! [ -e $ROOT/etc/passwd ]; then > return 1 > fi > > This returns 1 if it _doesn't_ exist. > > > especially look at like 47 of user-setup-ask - it says if [ ! > > root_password] > > elif ! root_password; then > > So if there's no $ROOT/etc/password, root_password will return false, > and this confitional will succeed, and it will go on to check for a > preseeded root password. Seems like the right thing to do.. yes - phil, who also understands shell scripts (which i don't even pretend to understand) explained it to me.
sorry for taking up your time with this one, guys. l. -- -- lkcl.net - mad free software computer person, visionary and poet. -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
