Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and contributing to Ubuntu. The dhcpcd user is created by dhcpcd-base. So the user should exist.
Please test the attached patch that only copies the dhcpcd user into the initramfs. ** Patch added: "0001-Copy-only-dhcpcd-user-into-initramfs-etc-passwd.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/2059739/+attachment/5761741/+files/0001-Copy-only-dhcpcd-user-into-initramfs-etc-passwd.patch ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2059739 Title: initramfs-tools 0.142ubuntu23 copies host /etc/passwd into initramfs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/2059739/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
