Ivan, I can verify that deleting /run/cloud-init does not make the VM get another root password on the next boot (after changing it from ACD gui). Thank you for the info, if I make it work I will let you know.
Best regards, Jordan -----Original Message----- From: Ivan Kudryavtsev [mailto:kudryavtsev...@bw-sw.com] Sent: Friday, November 9, 2018 8:51 PM To: users <users@cloudstack.apache.org> Subject: Re: cloudstack reset VM password files Hi, Jordan. That's the question, indeed. That's why I was interested in the topic. I don't know the answer to your question. Hopefully, the best one is to change the CloudStack module, but the trick with removing 'breadcrumb' files also should work. пт, 9 нояб. 2018 г. в 13:43, Yordan Kostov <yordan.kos...@worldsupport.info >: > Hello Ivan, > > Currently working on cloud-init (for Centos 7.5) and how it > can be used without the Cloudstack default scripts. I tried deleting > the /run/cloud-init folder but the password is not changed. Is there > any other place that should be edited/removed ? > > Best regards, > Jordan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ivan Kudryavtsev [mailto:kudryavtsev...@bw-sw.com] > Sent: Friday, November 9, 2018 8:01 PM > To: users <users@cloudstack.apache.org> > Subject: Re: cloudstack reset VM password files > > Hi, Fernando. We also use them. Just wondering if anyone managed these > tasks with pure cloud-init. I know it may be forced to do every time > checking by removing its tracking files from '/run/...' > > пт, 9 нояб. 2018 г. в 12:56, Alvarez Fernando > <falva...@arsat.com.ar.invalid > >: > > > Hello Ivan, > > > > > > We use the scripts cloud-set-guest-password (first password and > > reset > > password) and cloud-set-guest-sshkey (use sshkey user) in Debian 8, > > Debian 9, Centos 6 - RHEL6 and Centos 7 - RHEL 7 and works fine!. > > > > if you need them I can give them to you. > > > > You must put this 2 files in /etc/init.d in Debian and > > /etc/rc.d/init.d in Centos/RHEL. > > For other template initialization tasks we use cloud-init and works > > well too. > > > > Regards, > > Fernando. > > ________________________________ > > De: Ivan Kudryavtsev <kudryavtsev...@bw-sw.com> > > Enviado: viernes, 9 de noviembre de 2018 12:44:51 > > Para: users > > Asunto: Re: cloudstack reset VM password files > > > > Hello, colleagues. > > > > Can cloud-init reset password as well? AFAIK initially it runs once > > for the password, root volume resizes, keys which is fine for > > initial deployment, but is not good for resetting the credentials. > > > > ср, 7 нояб. 2018 г. в 4:58, Yordan Kostov > > <yordan.kos...@worldsupport.info > > >: > > > > > Thank you Simon and Andrija :). > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andrija Panic [mailto:andrija.pa...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:31 AM > > > To: users <users@cloudstack.apache.org> > > > Subject: Re: cloudstack reset VM password files > > > > > > Good stuff (btw I have been using old password init and MSI > > > installer for > > > win2016 and it works just fine for me). > > > > > > Cloudinit also supports automatic resize of root > > > partitions/filesystem on boot (usefull when you deploy VM from > > > small template but choose to make root disk bigger during vm creation). > > > > > > Cheers > > > Andrija > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 7, 2018, 10:01 <simon.voel...@zv.fraunhofer.de wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I can also highly recommend cloud-init. We use it for our > > > > templates as well. There is also a Windows analogue of it ( > > > > https://cloudbase.it/cloudbase-init/) that I recently used to > > > > finally get password functionality to work properly on Windows > Server 2016. > > > > > > > > > > > > Simon Völker > > > > > > > > Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V. > > > > Schloss Birlinghoven > > > > 53754 Sankt Augustin > > > > Telefon: +49 2241 14-2311 > > > > E-mail: simon.voel...@zv.fraunhofer.de<mailto: > > > > simon.voel...@zv.fraunhofer.de> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Am 07.11.2018 um 09:55 schrieb Yordan Kostov < > > > > yordan.kos...@worldsupport.info<mailto:Yordan.Kostov@worldsupport. > > > > info > > > >>: > > > > > > > > Thank you René, > > > > > > > > I will take it from here and test it. Some documentation will be > > > > on the way as well. > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Jordan > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Rene Moser [mailto:m...@renemoser.net] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:46 AM > > > > To: > > > > users@cloudstack.apache.org<mailto:users@cloudstack.apache.org> > > > > Subject: Re: cloudstack reset VM password files > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > Nowadays the cloud-init [1] project supports cloudstack out of > > > > the box and we switched our templates to only use cloud-init. > > > > > > > > Unfortunately the docs regarding cloudstack is not that great > > > > (it is on my list to give back my finding). There are some great > > > > docs here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cloud-init. > > > > > > > > Our config under config dir /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/ has two > > > > files > > > > > > > > - 80_root.cfg > > > > - 99_cloudstack.cfg > > > > > > > > 80_root.cfg contents is... > > > > > > > > system_info: > > > > default_user: > > > > name: root > > > > disable_root: 0 > > > > ssh_pwauth: 1 > > > > > > > > ...and 99_cloudstack.cfg looks like... > > > > > > > > datasource: > > > > CloudStack: {} > > > > None: {} > > > > datasource_list: > > > > - CloudStack > > > > > > > > Note that cloud-init has a ton of great features beside the > > > > support of cloudstack. > > > > > > > > Hope that helps > > > > > > > > René > > > > > > > > [1] https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > With best regards, Ivan Kudryavtsev > > Bitworks LLC > > Cell RU: +7-923-414-1515 > > Cell USA: +1-201-257-1512 > > WWW: http://bitworks.software/ <http://bw-sw.com/> > > > > > -- > With best regards, Ivan Kudryavtsev > Bitworks LLC > Cell RU: +7-923-414-1515 > Cell USA: +1-201-257-1512 > WWW: http://bitworks.software/ <http://bw-sw.com/> > -- With best regards, Ivan Kudryavtsev Bitworks LLC Cell RU: +7-923-414-1515 Cell USA: +1-201-257-1512 WWW: http://bitworks.software/ <http://bw-sw.com/>