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Description of problem:
when installing rhevh using adminpw=<encrypted passwd>, you're prompted to reset the password on first login.  The new password should be persisted.  It's currently not persisted resulting in a need to change every reboot

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
6.3-20120419.0

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.install rhevh using autoinstall and adminpw=<hashed_password> (e.g. password1)
2.on next reboot, login as admin, reset password (e.g. password2)
3.reboot again
  
Actual results:
login with password2 fails
login with password1 succeeds but requires another password change

Expected results:
login with password2 is successful

Additional info:
Regression due to changes for adding libvirt-cim support

Workaround -- 

autoinstall using adminpw
login and change password
once on the TUI, change password again through the security tab.

http://gerrit.ovirt.org/3749

Testing:

install rhevh with adminpw=<hashed1>
after reboot, login as admin and change to password2 when forced to change
reboot
login as admin using password2

verified with rhevh-6.3-20120426.2:
1. auto install with adminpw
2. login can change the password.
3. reboot 
4. login with the changed password successfully

Was this ever in a release version (read: is a technical note required)?

code existed in previous versions, but bug was never noticed previously.  It was a racy issue, so it might have existed, but never shown itself previously.

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.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0741.html