Installer silently fails to create user if group with same name exists
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	nhkode
	Sep 29 2018, 5:23 PM

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During installation the installer will silently fail to create a user if there is a group with the same name as the username (for example 'render'. As a result it's impossible to login after booting into the freshly installed system.

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nhkode created this task.Sep 29 2018, 5:23 PM

DataDrake moved this task from Backlog to Bugs / Unexpected Behaviors on the Installation board.Oct 16 2018, 8:20 PM

DataDrake triaged this task as High priority.Oct 16 2018, 8:27 PM

Moved to GitHub for the new installer https://github.com/getsolus/solus-installer/issues/2

DataDrake added a comment.Feb 20 2022, 4:32 AM

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