Bug#708181: Patch against upstream's git HEAD (grub2: requests password to boot)

Axel Beckert abe at debian.org
Fri Mar 7 14:05:51 UTC 2014


Hi again,

Axel Beckert wrote:
> > JFTR: there are already two upstream bug reports about this issue:
> > 
> > https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=37020
> > https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=39351
> > 
> > But they're just about the regression/change, not about adding
> > configuration possibilities (in /etc/default/grub) to restore the
> > previous behaviour(*). Hence they were both closed with a reference to
> > the current documentation.
> 
> I've now filed an upstream bug report to add configurability via
> /etc/default/grub to be able to easily restore the previous behaviour
> without changing the new default (which is wanted by upstream):
> https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?41801

I've just added a patch against upstream's git HEAD at
https://savannah.gnu.org/file/0001-Introduce-GRUB_ALL_UNRESTRICTED-to-only-restrict-edi.patch?file_id=30817
which honours upstream decision to change the behaviour and offers an
option to configure more or less the previous behaviour.

		Regards, Axel
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