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Guix resets passwords on reconfigure

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From: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
To: Marlon <mbmattos1113 <at> firemail.cc>, 35902 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#35902: Guix resets passwords on reconfigure
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 09:31:35 +0200

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Marlon <mbmattos1113 <at> firemail.cc> writes:

> My user and root passwords have been reset about 3 times in 4 days upon running guix system reconfigure.
>
> I can't seem to recognize any pattern, it appears to occur randomly, and it requires setting passwords manually. 
>
> The password is left blank, and could be a security issue, as anybody would be able to access the root account easily.

This sounds really odd.  Can you share your system configuration?

Do you manage users outside of the Guix configuration system by any
chance?  Or can you reproduce it by simply invoking `guix system
reconfigure` enough times?

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