Bug#1134098: "Enter root password for system maintenance" doesn't accept passwords longer than 127 characters

[Mark Hindley]

Lorenzo,

On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 05:17:05PM +0200, Lorenzo wrote:
> could you clarify if you are using systemd a init?

Yes, I had wondered that as well. 

> > > Package: initscripts
> > > Version: 3.14-4

But this is trixie's version and systemd has conflicted with initscripts since
254.3-1. Trixie's systemd is 257.9-1~deb13u1, so they shouldn't be
coinstallable.

Andy,

Can you clarify further?

Thanks

Mark