systemd-ask-passwd does not attach to hotplugged serial console
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Description
Submission type
- Bug report
- Request for enhancement (RFE)
systemd version the issue has been seen with
all
Used distribution
Fedora
In case of bug report: Expected behaviour you didn't see
If the serial console is provided via USB serial converter, systemd-ask-password does not attach to any new hotplugged serial console. Especially, if a kernel module is needed to provide the usb serial device, which loads after the udev trigger.
See also https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401325
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with a USB serial converter whose kernel module loads after the udev trigger, then trace how systemd-ask-password discovers serial consoles. Done means newly hotplugged serial consoles are attached, including devices provided by modules loaded after the initial trigger.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100