From 06cb1395c7a8485895f64e689f1b724e4dbd73ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 11:45:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add --root-password option.

Default is now to lock the root password, rather than having no password.
---
 vmdebootstrap   | 14 ++++++++++++--
 vmdebootstrap.8 |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vmdebootstrap b/vmdebootstrap
index ce163b4..f270e5a 100755
--- a/vmdebootstrap
+++ b/vmdebootstrap
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import cliapp
+import crypt
 import logging
 import os
 import re
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ class VmDebootstrap(cliapp.Application):
                                               'install PACKAGE onto system')
         self.settings.add_boolean_setting(['enable-dhcp'],
                                           'enable DHCP on eth0')
+        self.settings.add_string_setting(['root-password'],
+                                         'set root password',
+                                         metavar='PASSWORD')
 
     def process_args(self, args):
         if not self.settings['image']:
@@ -166,8 +170,14 @@ class VmDebootstrap(cliapp.Application):
                      self.settings['mirror']])
 
     def set_root_password(self, rootdir):
-        self.message('Removing root password')
-        self.runcmd(['chroot', rootdir, 'passwd', '-d', 'root'])
+        if self.settings['root-password']:
+            self.message('Setting root password')
+            encrypted = crypt.crypt(self.settings['root-password'], '..')
+            self.runcmd(['chroot', rootdir, 'usermod', '-p', encrypted, 
+                         'root'])
+        else:
+            self.message('Locking root password')
+            self.runcmd(['chroot', rootdir, 'passwd', '-l', 'root'])
         
     def remove_udev_persistent_rules(self, rootdir):
         self.message('Removing udev persistent cd and net rules')
diff --git a/vmdebootstrap.8 b/vmdebootstrap.8
index d1793dc..ba3108e 100644
--- a/vmdebootstrap.8
+++ b/vmdebootstrap.8
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ file that sets up DHCP on the eth0 interface.
 This means the system booted from the image will bring up networking
 automatically in typical environments.
 Without DHCP, only localhost networking is set up.
+.TP
+.BR \-\-root\-password =\fIPASSWORD
+Set password for root.
+The default is to disable root's password.
 .SH EXAMPLE
 To create an image for the stable release of Debian:
 .nf
-- 
2.39.2