How to set password for user "core" in RHCOS after OpenShift 4 cluster deployment
Issue
- On baremetal clusters, sometimes it is necessary to access a node remotely using an out-of-band terminal console (eg.: BMC/iDRAC/iLO/etc.) in order to troubleshoot networking issues or anything else that could be impacting the node and preventing access to the OS via a debug pod or directly via SSH. This access could be done using the
coreuser with password authentication. - How to access a node via RHCOS Console using the
coreuser with password authentication.
Environment
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP)
- 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS)
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