On reviewing the log from engine-setup: 2022-06-12 23:27:29,507-0400 DEBUG otopi.context context._executeMethod:127 Stage setup METHOD otopi.plugins.ovirt_engine_common.ovirt_engine.db.connection.Plugin._setup 2022-06-12 23:27:29,510-0400 DEBUG otopi.ovirt_engine_setup.engine_common.database database.execute:234 Database: 'None', Statement: ' select 1 ', args: {} 2022-06-12 23:27:29,510-0400 DEBUG otopi.ovirt_engine_setup.engine_common.database database.execute:239 Creating own connection 2022-06-12 23:27:29,638-0400 DEBUG otopi.ovirt_engine_setup.engine_common.database database.tryDatabaseConnect:394 Connection failed Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/ovirt-engine/setup/ovirt_engine_setup/engine_common/database.py", line 390, in tryDatabaseConnect transaction=False, File "/usr/share/ovirt-engine/setup/ovirt_engine_setup/engine_common/database.py", line 248, in execute database=database, File "/usr/share/ovirt-engine/setup/ovirt_engine_setup/engine_common/database.py", line 181, in connect sslmode=sslmode, File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/psycopg2/__init__.py", line 127, in connect conn = _connect(dsn, connection_factory=connection_factory, **kwasync) psycopg2.OperationalError: FATAL: password authentication failed for user "engine" *FATAL: password authentication failed for user "engine"* I am able to log in to the database with the engine user credentials. [root@ovirt1 engine.conf.d]# psql -h localhost -U engine -d engine Password for user engine: psql (13.7) Type "help" for help. engine=> \q Question: Is the engine-setup possibly trying to run with no password??