Re: add a user via recipe

[ChenQi <Qi.Chen@windriver.com>]

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On 12/01/2014 04:46 PM, Matthias.Heise@atlas-elektronik.com wrote:
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> Hi there,
>
> I’m still trying to add a user via recipe. The method with
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> inherit extrausers
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> EXTRA_USER_PARAMS = "useradd -p 
> '\$6\$53uYm/0Fnll\$Nc0RbHSvqRrd63Tw98TO3V1n25ORK9oR4QHqRIriXzLy0il/7.LIacX7mz7RJ1tdPIWiCJLNyQa7dKBNURqEg1' 
> fstuser;"
>

EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS instead of EXTRA_USER_PARAMS

Also, clear password is supported. E.g.
EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "useradd -P 'hello' tester;"

> Does not work (no errors just no user in image), as well as this :
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> ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "add_a_user;"
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> add_a_user(){
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>      useradd -p 
> '\$6\$53uYm/0Fnll\$Nc0RbHSvqRrd63Tw98TO3V1n25ORK9oR4QHqRIriXzLy0il/7.LIacX7mz7RJ1tdPIWiCJLNyQa7dKBNURqEg1' 
> fstuser;
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> }
>
> Which results in an error during bitbake :
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> useradd: /etc/passwd.23966: Permission denied
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> useradd cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later
>

You need to pass '--root xxx' option to it.

//Chen Qi

> any ideas to that ?
>
> thanks,
>
> regards
>
> Mat
>
>
>


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