[Bug 294781] bsdinstall: setting a root password containing backslashes does not work

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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:16:23 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=294781

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A commit in branch stable/15 references this bug:

URL:
https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=44d33ead3d04b51881e7fba0cbed8f66f001280a

commit 44d33ead3d04b51881e7fba0cbed8f66f001280a
Author:     Lars Engels <lme@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-04-25 14:41:24 +0000
Commit:     Lars Engels <lme@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-04-28 20:15:49 +0000

    bsdinstall: fix root password prompt with backslashes

    Use "read -r" to set the root password in "bsdinstall rootpass" to
    prevent issues with passwords containing one or more backslash
    characters.

    PR:             294781
    Discussed with: tuexen, crest
    Approved by:    khorben
    MFC after:      3 days
    Event:          Wiesbaden Hackathon 202604

    (cherry picked from commit 1566386b90d34dea7f30a0e6b511e178bd0d50b8)

 usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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