Let user set password without auto-generated password on initial boot

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I followed the instructions here, http://docs.openstack.org/image-guide/windows-image.html at what point in that process do I need to change that setting? I just executed the MSI file. I'll have to change this on the generated image manually I guess? (e.g. regenerate and change it on the image)?

You just need to change the cloudbase-init configuration file which is located at: C:\Program Files\Cloudbase Solutions\Cloudbase-Init\conf\cloudbase-init.conf

As long as you change the image before it boots it's fine, you don t need to fully regenerate the image.

how can you change it before it boots? Is it possible to extract the qcow2 image and change it?

On linux, with qemu-img you can convert it to raw, then with losetup, kpartx and mount you mount it, and then change the file content.

Doesn't seem to work. I added "first_logon_behavior=always" to the cloudbase-init.conf and to cloudbase-init-unattended.conf. I took this text from a booted image that was changed in OS which still made me decrypt the password. [DEFAULT] first_logon_behaviour=always inject_user_password=false

The only thing I want the user to do is type in a password. I'm going to try and redo the entire image to see if that works.

I recreated the image and still the same issue. It prompts me to input the current password (which I have to decrypt) and then change the pass. The config has first_logon_behaviour=always inside of cloudbase-init.conf inside the folder path of C:\Program Files\Cloudbase Solutions\Cloudbase-Init\conf

I fixed this issue but the issue still persists. It is still asking for a password when I boot the image. I'm trying this on Windows Server 2012 R2. Where can I get the cloudbase-init log? Would this be on the instance?