From 903ae630a0ae0df9fabd5ebab7d44577d6e7d0fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 21:40:46 +0200
Subject: install: Add 'passwd' to $PATH.

Suggested by Jan Nieuwenhuizen.

* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os)[setuid-programs]: Add 'passwd'.
---
 gnu/system/install.scm | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

(limited to 'gnu/system/install.scm')

diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm
index 7f6ffe9582..5c0aaed18a 100644
--- a/gnu/system/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/install.scm
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ (define installation-os
     (issue %issue)
     (services %installation-services)
 
-    ;; We don't need setuid programs so pass the empty list so we don't pull
-    ;; additional programs here.
-    (setuid-programs '())
+    ;; We don't need setuid programs, except for 'passwd', which can be handy
+    ;; if one is to allow remote SSH login to the machine being installed.
+    (setuid-programs (list (file-append shadow "/bin/passwd")))
 
     (pam-services
      ;; Explicitly allow for empty passwords.
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