this is because /etc was missing a couple of dummy files libuser
absolutely needs in order not to fail.
---
anaconda | 2 +-
scripts/upd-instroot | 8 ++++++++
users.py | 6 ++++--
3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/anaconda b/anaconda
index bde63bf..f30a1eb 100755
--- a/anaconda
+++ b/anaconda
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ def handleSshPw(ks):
else:
u.createUser(name=ud.username, password=ud.password,
isCrypted=ud.isCrypted, lock=ud.lock,
- root="/")
+ root="/", mkmailspool=False)

del u

diff --git a/scripts/upd-instroot b/scripts/upd-instroot
index 4c5f1b1..21a3fed 100755
--- a/scripts/upd-instroot
+++ b/scripts/upd-instroot
@@ -1061,6 +1061,14 @@ directory = /mnt/sysimage/etc
directory = /mnt/sysimage/etc
EOF

+echo "Creating /etc/skel"
+# libuser needs this when it creates sshpw users
+mkdir -p $DEST/etc/skel
+
+echo "Creating empty /etc/gshadow"
+# libuser needs this when it creates sshpw users
+touch $DEST/etc/gshadow
+
sed -i 's|(installforallkernels) = 0|1 = 1|' $DEST/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/fedorakmod.conf

#
diff --git a/users.py b/users.py
index 8ac20ac..3ee2b2d 100644
--- a/users.py
+++ b/users.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import random
import tempfile
import os
import os.path
+import iutil

import logging
log = logging.getLogger("anaconda")
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ class Users:

def createUser (self, name=None, password=None, isCrypted=False, groups=[],
homedir=None, shell=None, uid=None, algo=None, lock=False,
- root="/mnt/sysimage", gecos=None):
+ root="/mnt/sysimage", gecos=None, mkmailspool=True):
childpid = os.fork()

if not childpid:
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ class Users:
map(lambda grp: grp.get(libuser.GIDNUMBER)[0], grpLst))

if not homedir:
+ iutil.mkdirChain('/home')
homedir = "/home/" + name

userEnt.set(libuser.HOMEDIRECTORY, homedir)
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ class Users:
if gecos:
userEnt.set(libuser.GECOS, gecos)

- self.admin.addUser(userEnt)
+ self.admin.addUser(userEnt, mkmailspool=mkmailspool)
self.admin.addGroup(groupEnt)

if password:
--
1.7.0.1

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