Description of problem: To fix Bug #1168689 for 3.5 we moved the set-saslpasswd call to pre-start scripts. To not run it on each start, this should be moved to configurator as part of vdsm configuration for external services.
"vdsm-tool configure --module passwd" - Is now the command that set the password required for vdsm to communicate with libvirt (for user ovirt@vdsm in virsh. same in rhevm) - vdsm won't run it during installation time but require manual or host-deploy to run the vdsm-tool configure command for that vdsm-tool remove-config --module passwd - you can remove the user configuration (vdsm does calls vdsm-tool remove-config during uninstall, means that the user should not exist after vdsm removal). With the command "sasldblistuser2 -f /etc/libvirt/passwd.db" - you check that user vdsm@ovirt exists and configured and you can also try using virsh to check that the user is configured properly . the removal is also important.
If I understand it correctly, it should be the password for user vdsm@ovirt the same as password for admin@internal in rhevm after "vdsm-tool configure --module passwd" ?
no. its the password and username you use to connect to libvirt - use "virsh list", it will prompt for authentication
Verified in vdsm-4.17.0-1011.git32a7630.el7 [root@vh1 ~]# sasldblistusers2 -f /etc/libvirt/passwd.db vdsm@ovirt: userPassword [root@vh1 ~]# vdsm-tool remove-config --module passwd [root@vh1 ~]# sasldblistusers2 -f /etc/libvirt/passwd.db [root@vh1 ~]# virsh list Please enter your authentication name: vdsm@ovirt Please enter your password: error: failed to connect to the hypervisor error: no valid connection error: authentication failed: authentication failed [root@vh1 ~]# vdsm-tool configure --module passwd Checking configuration status... Running configure... Reconfiguration of passwd is done. Done configuring modules to VDSM. [root@vh1 ~]# sasldblistusers2 -f /etc/libvirt/passwd.db vdsm@ovirt: userPassword [root@vh1 ~]# virsh list Please enter your authentication name: vdsm@ovirt Please enter your password: Id Jméno Stav ----------------------------------------------------
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016-0362.html