@@ -139,12 +139,18 @@ function restart_rpc_backend() {

     if is_service_enabled rabbit; then

         # Start rabbitmq-server

         echo_summary "Starting RabbitMQ"

-        if is_fedora || is_suse; then

-            # service is not started by default

-            restart_service rabbitmq-server

-        fi

-        # change the rabbit password since the default is "guest"

-        sudo rabbitmqctl change_password guest $RABBIT_PASSWORD

+        # NOTE(bnemec): Retry initial rabbitmq configuration to deal with

+        # the fact that sometimes it fails to start properly.

+        # Reference: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059028

+        for i in `seq 10`; do

+            if is_fedora || is_suse; then

+                # service is not started by default

+                restart_service rabbitmq-server

+            fi

+            # change the rabbit password since the default is "guest"

+            sudo rabbitmqctl change_password guest $RABBIT_PASSWORD && break

+            [[ $i -eq "10" ]] && die $LINENO "Failed to set rabbitmq password"

+        done

         if is_service_enabled n-cell; then

             # Add partitioned access for the child cell

             if [ -z `sudo rabbitmqctl list_vhosts | grep child_cell` ]; then