Resolution -- see below On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:24:04 -0700 Geoffrey Leach <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:25:42 -0700 > Samuel Sieb <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 10/25/25 12:41 PM, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > > Fresh install of Fedora 42 after Windows 11. No problems. Install > > > and upgrade went smoothly. > > > > What install method did you use? > > How did you upgrade without logging in? > > > > > Assigned password for root (and user) rejected > > > Booted to bash, used passwd root to re-assign > > > new passwd (fribb1ex) accepted > > > Rebooted > > > Same problem > > > > Anything in the logs? > > > > Install method > Download xfce spin from Fedora web > Created thumb drive using mediawriter > Booted from same after media check OK > > How did you upgrade without logging in? > Good question. After the install I went directly to upgrade as > root. I can't recall whether a password was requested, but it > so it (obviously) was accepted. (n any event, the system was > powered off overnight. > > Logs > Nothing in p0, p1 or p2 > In p3 there are a bunch of complaints from SELinux preventing > unix_chkpwd from read access on file shadow. Running sealert > -l gives the message: "SELinux not enabled" > > I can't recall SELinux being mentioned during install. FWIW, I used > automatic partitioning. > > Not mentioned: this was not an encrypted install. Resolved (perhaps) Changed the setting of SELINUX in /etc/selinus/config to permissive. That appears to have resolved the problem. -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
