Resyncing FOG's service account password
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We have seen (sometimes) the FOG Admin will use/change/modify the linux user
fogproject
’s user account properties and password (note: versions prior to 1.5.6 usefog
as account name). This is generally a bad idea to use a service account for normal system maintenance. In fog’s case if someone outside of the FOG installer changes this account your fog installation will become broken.Understand this linux user account
fogproject
(fog
if you run 1.5.5 and earlier versions) is not the same as the default WebGUI administrator of the same name (fog). We are discussing resetting fog’s linux service accountfogproject
.You will typically see this error when trying to capture an image to the FOG server. FOG will throw an error like:
Reattempting to update Database.... Failed
or
Message: ftp_login(): Login incorrect., Host: xx.xx.xx.xx, Username: fogproject
The following is the procedure for resyncing the fog service account. This must be done while logged in using a linux user account other than
fogproject
- Review the file /opt/fog/.fogsettings (this is a hidden file)
- In that file there is a entry called
password=
- Capture that password. You will need it to reset the FOG server.
Hint: I can tell you its much easier to do these steps by connecting to your fog server using putty from a windows computer. Copy and paste works great using putty (free terminal program).
- Now reset the linux user
fogproject
’s password withsudo passwd fogproject
- Now go to the FOG WebGUI and FOG Configuration->FOG Settings->TFTP Server and ensure the password listed in FOG_TFTP_FTP_PASSWORD matches the password you collected in step 2.
- While still in the FOG WebGUI goto Storage Management->All Storage Nodes select the
default
or storage node in question. - Ensure that Management Password matches the password you collected in step 2.
- Now finally back in the linux console of the fog server, navigate to where your fog installer files are (typ either /root/fogproject or /opt/fogproject) and rerun the fog installer (./bin/installfog.sh) to realign the remaining bits…
Once these steps have been completed your FOG server should be happy with you again.
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