I don't know of any follow-ups on or solutions for this bug. There is, however, a workaround: The desktop CD works just fine (and you can of course manually add the user using a live cd). I know the live-CD is not suitable for all kinds of installations, but at least it works...
Here's the thread to the bug on ubuntuforums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1126463 -- Jaunty PPC alternate CD fails to create user account https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/378706 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs