Issue

• We would like to know how to change the default user account name in CJE installer that is used for provisioning the machine.

Environment

• CloudBees Jenkins Enterprise - AWS/OpenStack/Anywhere

Resolution

If your CJE is not initialised

It is possible to set the ssh_user at cluster-init point, you have to add ssh_user option to the [tiger] section of the file. You have to add the user manually to the workers/controllers, CJE does not create the user, so you have to customize the OVA/AMI.

[tiger]
...
ssh_user = USER_TO_USE_FOR_SSH
...

If Your CJE is already initialised

You have to edit the .dna/project.config the file then you have to change the ssh_user on your overall configuration, workers, and controllers, then you have to make a cje upgrade --config-only --force to upgrade the configuration, after that you will use the new user to connect to the worker/controllers. You have to add the user manually to the workers/controllers, CJE does not create the user, so you have to customize the OVA/AMI.