Starting PF9-Ostackhost Results in Error: "sudo: Password expired, contact your system administrator
Problem
- Starting pf9-ostackhost results in "error: sudo: Password expired, contact your system administrator"
- Below messages are recorded in /var/log/pf9/ostackhost.log
- In /var/log/secure we see that it appears to be leveraging the root account for which the system is stating the password has expired.
Environment
- Platform9 Managed OpenStack - All Versions
- Pf9-ostackhost
Cause
The root account doesn't appear to be locked because it's an administrative account, but it won't allow any sudo commands to be run as the password has expired. Check the difference "Password expires" date to verify the password validity.
Below is a sample output of the chage command
Resolution
Reset the password for the root user on the affected host.
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