2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/any.pm b/perl-install/any.pm
index e37a69bf3..b1dcbb78c 100644
--- a/perl-install/any.pm
+++ b/perl-install/any.pm
@@ -831,6 +831,13 @@ sub user_crypted_passwd {
     $u->{password} ? &crypt($u->{password}, $isMD5) : $u->{pw} || '';
 }
 
+sub set_root_passwd {
+    my ($superuser, $authentication) = @_;
+    $superuser->{name} = 'root';
+    write_passwd_user($superuser, $authentication->{md5});    
+    delete $superuser->{name};
+}
+
 sub write_passwd_user {
     my ($u, $isMD5) = @_;
 
diff --git a/perl-install/install_steps.pm b/perl-install/install_steps.pm
index b91ac2eed..f7c911d1f 100644
--- a/perl-install/install_steps.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install_steps.pm
@@ -759,9 +759,7 @@ sub configurePrinter {
 sub setRootPassword {
     my ($o) = @_;
     $o->{superuser} ||= {};
-    $o->{superuser}{name} = 'root';
-    any::write_passwd_user($o->{superuser}, $o->{authentication}{md5});
-    delete $o->{superuser}{name};
+    any::set_root_passwd($o->{superuser}, $o->{authentication});
     install_any::set_authentication($o);
 }