Unfortunately this problem still exists (in plain debian squeeze).
I am installing squeeze using preseed files, which pull in a local
package that depends on sudo-ldap. Therefore the installer rightly
concludes that sudo needs to be replaced by sudo-ldap. The preseed files
DO specify a root password, but at the time when the package replacement
happens, this password has not been set yet, and the installation fails.
There is also a bug report about this on the ubuntu launchpad (see bug
771296). It appears that that user has been able to fix this using a
preseed/late_command script, however I would consider this a botch job,
especially since that script needs to install sudo-ldap twice to be
successful. Since the only reason for removal of sudo is the selection
of sudo-ldap, the installer should handle this without failing.
BTW, our preseeds install both konsole and xterm, and that does NOT
prevent the issue.
I am not sure this is actually a problem with sudo-ldap. I would rather
more lay the blame at the installer for not realising that a root
password will be set, and also for not realising that the removal is
because of a replacement, but since I am not an expert in these matters,
I shall leave that decision to you guys.
best regards
Wolfgang Schulze-Zachau
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Unfortunately this problem still exists (in plain debian squeeze).<br>
<br>
I am installing squeeze using preseed files, which pull in a local
package that depends on sudo-ldap. Therefore the installer rightly
concludes that sudo needs to be replaced by sudo-ldap. The preseed
files DO specify a root password, but at the time when the package
replacement happens, this password has not been set yet, and the
installation fails.<br>
There is also a bug report about this on the ubuntu launchpad (see
bug 771296). It appears that that user has been able to fix this
using a preseed/late_command script, however I would consider this a
botch job, especially since that script needs to install sudo-ldap
twice to be successful. Since the only reason for removal of sudo is
the selection of sudo-ldap, the installer should handle this without
failing.<br>
<br>
BTW, our preseeds install both konsole and xterm, and that does NOT
prevent the issue.<br>
<br>
I am not sure this is actually a problem with sudo-ldap. I would
rather more lay the blame at the installer for not realising that a
root password will be set, and also for not realising that the
removal is because of a replacement, but since I am not an expert in
these matters, I shall leave that decision to you guys.<br>
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best regards<br>
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Wolfgang Schulze-Zachau<br>
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