1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/core/opie-login/passworddialogimpl.cpp b/core/opie-login/passworddialogimpl.cpp
index 951c4e1..852708e 100644
--- a/core/opie-login/passworddialogimpl.cpp
+++ b/core/opie-login/passworddialogimpl.cpp
@@ -182,50 +182,51 @@ void PasswordDialogImpl::error( const QString& caption, const QString& text ) {
     m_confirm->setText("");
 }
 
 void PasswordDialogImpl::slotToggleEcho( bool b ) {
     m_pass->   setEchoMode( b ? QLineEdit::Normal : QLineEdit::Password );
     m_confirm->setEchoMode( b ? QLineEdit::Normal : QLineEdit::Password );
 }
 
 /////////////////////////
 /// static functions
 ///
 
 /**
  * Ask whether or not we need to show the dialog. It returns true if
  * no root password is set so that the user will be able to set one.
  */
 bool PasswordDialogImpl::needDialog() {
    /*
     * This can cope with no password and shadow passwords
     * Let us go through the user database until we find  'root' and then
     * see if it is 'shadow' and see if shadow is empty or see if the password is empty
     */
     bool need = false;
     struct passwd *pwd;
     ::setpwent();
 
     while((pwd = ::getpwent() ) ) {
         /* found root */
         if( pwd->pw_uid == 0 ) {
             QString str = QString::fromLatin1(pwd->pw_passwd );
 
             /*
-             * If str is really empty it is passwordless anyway...
+             * If str is really empty it is passwordless anyway... or '*' is a hint to set one
+             * on OE/Familiar
              * else it is shadow based
              */
-            if(str.isEmpty() )
+            if(str.isEmpty() || str == '*' )
                 need = true;
-            else if ( str == '*' || str == 'x' )
+            else if ( str == 'x' )
 #ifdef OPIE_LOGIN_SHADOW_PW
                 need =  QString::fromLatin1( ::getspnam( pwd->pw_name )->sp_pwdp ).isEmpty();
 #else
             ;
 #endif
             break;
         }
     }
     ::endpwent();
 
     return need;
 }