When creating a new zone, the host password field should not be required when an SSH key is being used

[mrog]

ISSUE TYPE

• Improvement Request

COMPONENT NAME

Zone creation

CLOUDSTACK VERSION

4.16
4.17

CONFIGURATION

Applies to both basic networking and advanced networking

OS / ENVIRONMENT

N/A

SUMMARY

A feature was added in version 4.16 that allows the use of an SSH key instead of a password when adding a host. See #5684.

This is obvious when adding a host to an existing zone because there's a setting to use an SSH key instead of a password. The UI doesn't show a setting like this when a new zone is being created.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Create a new zone, using either basic or advanced networking.

EXPECTED RESULTS

The UI should allow the user to select to use the system SSH key instead of a password, just it does when you're adding a new host to an existing zone.

ACTUAL RESULTS

When creating a new zone, the screen that asks for host information requires a password.  You can enter a garbage string in this field and it will use the SSH key, but that's not obvious to the user.

[mrog]

This is related to #6498.

[yadvr]

cc @utchoang can you have a look at this, probably requires a new form?

[jdalais]

Am getting stuck on the above screen while trying to create zone; is that related?

[harikrishna-patnala]

I don't think it is related to this issue @jdalais, please check the developer tools on the browser for any errors or management server logs for anything suspicious.

[utchoang]

@jdalais Your issue is similar to #6479 and has been fixed at PR #6480

[yadvr]

Fixed in #6525