docs: set rootpw in xcat db for stateless provision
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ and autoconfigure} compute hosts.
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+\iftoggleverb{isxCATstateful}
+Next, we set root password for {\em compute} nodes. Note that \xCAT{} sets up
+\texttt{ssh} keys to enable passwordless logins for root across the cluster,
+but the password is required for kickstarting the stateful install.
+
+% begin_ohpc_run
+% ohpc_validation_comment Set default root password
+\begin{lstlisting}[language=bash,keywords={},upquote=true,basicstyle=\footnotesize\ttfamily,]
+[sms](*\#*) chtab key=system passwd.username=root passwd.password=`openssl rand -base64 12`
+\end{lstlisting}
+% end_ohpc_run
+\fi
+
\noindent \xCAT{} requires a network domain name specification for system-wide name
resolution. This value can be set to match your local DNS schema or given a
unique identifier such as ``local''. In this recipe, we leverage the
