2.16. Setting a Default Encrypted Root Password for Hosts
If you do not want to set a plain text default root password for the hosts that you provision, you can use a default encrypted password.
Procedure
Generate an encrypted password:
python -c 'import crypt,getpass;pw=getpass.getpass(); print(crypt.crypt(pw)) if (pw==getpass.getpass("Confirm: ")) else exit()'# python -c 'import crypt,getpass;pw=getpass.getpass(); print(crypt.crypt(pw)) if (pw==getpass.getpass("Confirm: ")) else exit()'Copy to Clipboard Copied! Toggle word wrap Toggle overflow - Copy the password for later use.
- In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings.
- On the Settings page, select the Provisioning tab.
- In the Name column, navigate to Root password, and click Click to edit.
- Paste the encrypted password, and click Save.