4.2.6. Authentication Parameters
The adminpw parameter is used to set the password for the admin user. The value provided must already be hashed. All hashing schemes supported by the shadow password mechanism are supported. The recommended way to hash a password for use with this parameter is to run the following command:
# openssl passwd -1
The openssl command will prompt for the password to use. A hashed representation of the password will be returned which can be used as the adminpw value.
The rootpw parameter is used to set a temporary root password. A password change is forced the first time root logs on to the system. The value provided must already be hashed. All hashing schemes supported by the shadow password mechanism are supported. The recommended way to hash a password for use with this parameter is to run the following command:
# openssl passwd -1
The openssl command will prompt for the password to use. A hashed representation of the password will be returned which can be used as the rootpw value.
The root password is not set by default and is not supported unless enabled at the request of Red Hat support.
The rhevm_admin_password parameter sets a root password and enables SSH password authentication. The value provided must already be hashed. All hashing schemes supported by the shadow password mechanism are supported. The recommended way to hash a password for use with this parameter is to run the following command:
# openssl passwd -1
The openssl command will prompt for the password to use. A hashed representation of the password will be returned which can be used as the rhevm_admin_password value.
Setting this parameter has the side-effect of enabling SSH password authentication, which is unsupported unless enabled at the request of Red Hat support. We recommend disabling SSH password authentication after initial configuration is complete.
The ssh_pwauth parameter is used to select whether or not password authentication is enabled for SSH connections. Possible values are 0 (disabled) and 1 (enabled). The default value is 0.
Example 4.23. Enabling SSH Password Authentication
SSH password authentication is disabled by default and is not supported unless enabled at the request of Red Hat support.
