[xen-tools] Re: Literally copying /etc/groups breaks VMs build on Ubuntu Dapper

[Sven Hartge]

Um 09:44 Uhr am 15.06.06 schrieb Steve Kemp:
> On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 12:36:38AM +0200, Sven Hartge wrote:

>> debootstrapping Sarge VMs works without any problems, but the copied
>> /etc/group from the host system lacks some groups, for example
>> "Debian-exim" (Ubuntus default MTA is Postfix) which is needed by exim4.
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>> The Debian-exim group is present in the /etc/group after the debootstrap
>> run but is clobbered by 60-copy-host-files and thus after booting such a
>> VM you have no exim4 and for some reason also no running sshd.
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>> The same also happens if you bootstrap VMs on a Debian system without
>> installed Exim4 or if the /etc/group of the host system is non-standard.
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>   Right that sounds like a common problem. I  guess I don't notice
>  since I tend to only use Sarge for my instances.

There also seems to be a problem with /etc/shadow. Some of my VMs are=20
missing it and use old-style password in /etc/passwd. I have yet to=20
investigate the source, but I believe it lies somewhere in using --passwd.
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