Re: F27 System Wide Change: Reduce Initial Setup Redundancy

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2017-07-07 16:24 GMT+02:00 Jaroslav Reznik <jreznik@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> = System Wide Change: Reduce Initial Setup Redundancy =
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/ReduceInitialSetupRedundancy
>
> Change owner(s):
> * Michael Catanzaro <mcatanzaro@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Currently there is a high level of redundancy between the Anaconda
> installer and gnome-initial-setup. This change aims to eliminate these
> redundancies and streamline the initial user experience in Fedora
> Workstation.
>
> == Detailed Description ==
> Firstly, please note that the effects of this change will be
> restricted to Fedora Workstation. We do not propose any changes that
> affect alternative Fedora installers (e.g. Calamares) or initial setup
> tools (e.g. the initial-setup package, not to be confused with
> gnome-initial-setup).
>
> A few years ago, Fedora Workstation developers discussed with Anaconda
> developers the redundancy between many Anaconda settings and
> gnome-initial-setup. The Anaconda developers responded by added a
> configuration file mechanism, /etc/sysconfig/anaconda, which can be
> used to suppress Anaconda spokes if written before Anaconda runs. This
> file is also written by Anaconda to tell the initial-setup tool which
> Anaconda spokes the user has visited, so that the initial-setup tool
> can suppress specific spokes. Although this functionality has existed
> for some time now, the Workstation developers until now failed to
> follow up and begin using it. We now intend to make use of this
> functionality to suppress Anaconda spokes that are redundant with
> gnome-initial-setup. Meanwhile, our friends at Endless OS have added a
> similar configuration file for gnome-initial-setup that allows us to
> suppress some configuration that is best handled in Anaconda. Below,
> we discuss what we plan to do with specific settings.
>
> Language and Keyboard Layout
>
> Although we do not propose it at this time, language and keyboard
> layout selection should be presented to the user *before* entering the
> live session, as it is currently too difficult for users to change
> these settings unless they are already familiar with Fedora, and --
> unless you speak English and use a US keyboard -- these settings must
> be changed for the live session to be usable. Both Anaconda and
> gnome-initial-setup are too late for configuring these settings. (An
> exception would be for netinstalls of Fedora Workstation, where
> Anaconda is the best place for this configuration.) In the meantime,
> until we have a way to prompt users for these settings earlier than
> Anaconda, these panels should be removed from gnome-initial-setup,
> because Anaconda is clearly a better place than gnome-initial-setup
> for this configuration. (This would affect gnome-initial-setup when
> creating the first user account. Additional user accounts created
> later would still receive these panels in gnome-initial-setup.)
>
> Time and Date
>
> We want to remove the time and date spoke from Anaconda, since it is
> largely redundant with the timezone page in gnome-initial-setup.
> However, it might be necessary to remove this page from
> gnome-initial-setup instead, as previously there have been technical
> concerns raised regarding the necessity of configuring the system
> clock before running the installer. This choice will be based on
> technical feedback from the Fedora developer community.
>
> Network
>
> We will remove the network configuration spoke from Anaconda.
> Currently this spoke only allows configuring the system hostname, but
> it places restrictions on the possible characters in the hostname that
> do not match the restrictions used by Fedora Workstation. Fedora
> Workstation uses systemd-hostnamed to allow "pretty" hostnames with
> Unicode characters and spaces, which we expect to be displayed
> properly and consistently in the user interface, but the Anaconda
> configuration does not follow this pattern. Additionally, exposing the
> hostname as network configuration is confusing. We may consider adding
> a simpler "Computer Name" setting that allows "pretty" characters and
> is not presented as a networking setting in the future, but it does
> not seem necessary to prompt the user to set a hostname at all.
>
> Note: this applies only to USB install, obviously not to netinstall.
> We will need some way to differentiate between the two when writing
> the Anaconda configuration file.
>
> User Account
>
> Currently, users have the option of creating the initial user account
> in Anaconda, or not. Anaconda does not require this if the user sets a
> root password. Users who do not create a user account in Anaconda are
> required to create a user account later, by gnome-initial-setup. This
> means we currently have two different ways of creating the first user
> account in Workstation, with (potentially) two different sets of bugs.
> Since Anaconda allows configuring whether the initial user is added to
> the wheel group, it also means some initial users will be in wheel and
> others will not. We will remove the user account creation spoke in
> Anaconda. All users will create the first user account using
> gnome-initial-setup, and all initial users will be added to the wheel
> group. Of course, this can be easily changed after installation if
> desired.
>
> Root Account
>
> Currently, users have the option of setting a root password in
> Anaconda, or not. Anaconda does not require this if the user creates
> an initial user account and selects the option to add it to the wheel
> group. We will remove the root password creation spoke. All
> Workstation installs will have no root password set by default, as in
> Ubuntu. Having a root password is not useful for nontechnical users,
> and it is confusing to ask users to create multiple passwords. Because
> the initial user created by gnome-initial-setup will be added to the
> wheel group, all administrative functions will continue to be
> available within the desktop environment via Polkit. Additionally, the
> initial user will have sudo access to run commands as root. Of course,
> a root password can be set after installation using `sudo passwd`.
>

Will there be any GUI method to remove the sudo rights from the first
created user?


> == Scope ==
> * Proposal owners: Provide a default /etc/config/anaconda file for
> Fedora Workstation. This could be e.g. shipped in the
> gnome-initial-setup package or written by the firstboot tool before
> Anaconda runs.
>
> * Other developers: Anaconda developers to review UI. QA team to
> review installation tests.
>
> * Release engineering: [1]
>
> * List of deliverables: No changes needed
>
> * Policies and guidelines: No changes needed
>
> * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
>
> [1] https://pagure.io/releng/issue/6878
>
> Thanks,
> Jaroslav
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