How to set root password in overcloud nodes?
Issue
- In default, root user in overcloud nodes does not have password configured, thus we can not login to the node via console.
- How can we set root password to do some troubleshooting via console?
- In Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17,
NodeRootPassword
described in Enabling root user login on Red Hat OpenStack Platform nodes and How to set root password in overcloud nodes? doesn't work.
Environment
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17
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