grub unrestricted option only applies to default menuentry
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grub2 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
After adding a grub superuser and password, and attempting to set the '--unrestricted' option for all grub menu entries, I am still prompted for a username and password when I try to select any menu entry that isn't the default 'Ubuntu'
Steps to reproduce:
Create a grub superuser and password
Modify the CLASS variable in /etc/grub.
Update grub
What happens (the issue)
/boot/grub/grub.cfg is updated, and I can see that all menu entries include the '--unrestricted' option
Upon reboot, I can boot the default 'Ubuntu' entry without entering a password, but selecting the 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' submenu results in a username/password prompt
What I expect to happen
I should be able to select any grub menu entry and boot from it. The username/password prompt should only show if you try to edit the menu entry or drop to the grub cli
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: grub-common 2.06-2ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.19.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4
Architecture: amd64
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CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Apr 18 14:45:54 2023
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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| James Paton-Smith (jamesps) wrote | #1 |
| Julian Andres Klode (juliank) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Won't Fix |
| James Paton-Smith (jamesps) wrote | #3 |
Have you tried setting the --unrestricted option on the submenu?
In any case, modifications to grub.d scripts are outside the normal operation of the grub2 package. It's very hard to merge them on updates, and you really shouldn't be touching them. I think it's a mistake they're in /etc.
If you want support for grub superuser password stuff and unrestricted default class, I suggest submitting patches to upstream that enables setting those from /etc/default/grub, as I don't foresee this in scope for the Ubuntu enablement work, and the same applies to enabling the features to work if they're not even supported by the generator.