Merge pull request #6100 from BOINC/vko_linux_package_generate_random…

…_password_by_default [linux] create default password in gui_rpc_auth.cfg file
BOINC · Feb 21, 2025 · 9bca14f · 9bca14f
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-package.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-package.yml
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ jobs:
               ln -s ${BOINCDIR}/global_prefs_override.xml /etc/boinc-client/global_prefs_override.xml
             fi
             if [ ! -e ${BOINCDIR}/gui_rpc_auth.cfg ] ; then
-                echo \"\" > ${BOINCDIR}/gui_rpc_auth.cfg
+                echo $(head -c 20 /dev/urandom | sha1sum | awk '{print $1}') > ${BOINCDIR}/gui_rpc_auth.cfg
             fi
             if [ ! -e /etc/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg ] ; then
                 ln -s ${BOINCDIR}/gui_rpc_auth.cfg /etc/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg

diff --git a/packages/deb/postinst b/packages/deb/postinst
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ if [ ! -e /etc/boinc-client/global_prefs_override.xml ] ; then
 fi
 
 if [ ! -e ${BOINCDIR}/gui_rpc_auth.cfg ] ; then
-    echo "" > ${BOINCDIR}/gui_rpc_auth.cfg
+    echo "$(head -c 20 /dev/urandom | sha1sum | awk '{print $1}')" > ${BOINCDIR}/gui_rpc_auth.cfg
 fi
 
 if [ ! -e /etc/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg ] ; then