fixes #9124 - fixes detection of hashed root passwords
A root password that started with "$" would not be hashed, and therefore would end up being stored in clear text and inserted in clear text to the /etc/shadow file, which just won't work. This adds a bit more to the match to ensure it starts with a $, then has a number, then another $, then any characters (salt), then another $, then some more characters. It has been tested both ways and seems to work well.
~tommy
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Bug #9124: Root passwords that start with $ are assumed to already be hashed
Added by Tommy McNeely over 9 years ago
fixes #9124 - fixes detection of hashed root passwords
A root password that started with "$" would not be hashed, and therefore
would end up being stored in clear text and inserted in clear text to the
/etc/shadow file, which just won't work. This adds a bit more to the match
to ensure it starts with a $, then has a number, then another $, then
any characters (salt), then another $, then some more characters. It has
been tested both ways and seems to work well.
~tommy