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[2/2] docs: migration-guides: migration-3.4: mention that hardcoded password are supported if hashed

Message ID 20220422131316.283346-2-foss+yocto@0leil.net
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Series [1/2] docs: migration-guides: release-notes-4.0: fix risc-v typo | expand

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Quentin Schulz April 22, 2022, 1:13 p.m. UTC 
From: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@theobroma-systems.com>

Plaintext/clear passwords are not supported anymore but hashed passwords
still are. Mention that in the migration guide and point to the
appropriate location of documentation.

Cc: Quentin Schulz <foss+yocto@0leil.net>
Signed-off-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@theobroma-systems.com>
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 documentation/migration-guides/migration-3.4.rst | 2 ++
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diff --git a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-3.4.rst b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-3.4.rst
index dead6bc66..c22ea814d 100644
--- a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-3.4.rst
+++ b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-3.4.rst
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@  Miscellaneous
   It was being implemented using a custom patch to the ``shadow`` recipe
   which clashed with a ``-P`` option that was added upstream in
   ``shadow`` version 4.9, and in any case is fundamentally insecure.
+  Hardcoded passwords are still supported but they need to be hashed, see
+  examples in :term:`EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS`.
 
 
 .. include:: release-notes-3.4.rst