Notes from the 2015 Devoops talk. Posting it so i can remove it from the slide deck but still refer to it. Also relevant from a common problems with devops theme.
Kickstart Files
3 ways to set root password
1. Enter during installation
2. Crypted hash in the kickstart file
“rootpw --iscrypted”
3. Clear text in the kickstart file
“rootpw --plaintext”
Examples
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Kickstart Files Takeaways
Don't leave these files in open shares
Use the crypted password option for files
Have a process to change the password after initialization
Rotate the initial root password regularly
Kickstart Files
3 ways to set root password
1. Enter during installation
2. Crypted hash in the kickstart file
“rootpw --iscrypted”
3. Clear text in the kickstart file
“rootpw --plaintext”
Examples
Don't leave these files in open shares
Use the crypted password option for files
Have a process to change the password after initialization
Rotate the initial root password regularly
