From 7e7332d52135b2e0f734527652c3c789318f1865 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Vin=C3=ADcius=20Ferr=C3=A3o?= <2031761+viniciusferrao@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:03:19 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] docs(sles): clarify installer SSH password Fixes #7235 --- .../os_installation/ssh_enable.rst | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/source/troubleshooting/os_installation/ssh_enable.rst b/docs/source/troubleshooting/os_installation/ssh_enable.rst index 2a60dd98b..0e7925571 100644 --- a/docs/source/troubleshooting/os_installation/ssh_enable.rst +++ b/docs/source/troubleshooting/os_installation/ssh_enable.rst @@ -15,7 +15,24 @@ When ssh access to the installer is enabled, the admin can login into the instal *** login using 'ssh -X root@' *** *** run 'yast' to start the installation *** - Just as the message above suggests, the admin can open 2 sessions and run ``ssh -X root@`` with the configured system password in the ``passwd`` table to login into the installer, then run ``yast`` to continue installation in one session and inspect the installation process in the installer in the other session. + xCAT configures the SLES installer with the temporary root password ``cluster``. + This password is used only by the installer; it is not the installed system's + root password from the ``passwd`` table. + + To use a different temporary installer password, add the SUSE SSH parameters + to the node's kernel command line and regenerate its boot configuration: :: + + chdef -t node -o addkcmdline="ssh=1 ssh.password=" + nodeset osimage= + + The temporary password is stored in the generated boot configuration and is + visible in the kernel command line. Do not reuse the installed system's root + password. Restore the node's previous ``addkcmdline`` value after debugging + and run ``nodeset`` again. + + The admin can open 2 sessions and run ``ssh -X root@`` with the + temporary installer password, then run ``yast`` to continue installation in + one session and inspect the installation process in the other session. After the installation is finished, the system requires a reboot. The installation will halt again before the system configuration, the console output looks like: ::