diff --git a/meta-evb/meta-evb-enclustra/meta-evb-zx3-pm3/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-evb/meta-evb-enclustra/meta-evb-zx3-pm3/conf/local.conf.sample
index e65be03..e1de484 100644
--- a/meta-evb/meta-evb-enclustra/meta-evb-zx3-pm3/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-evb/meta-evb-enclustra/meta-evb-zx3-pm3/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -17,7 +17,4 @@
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 # Set the root password to '0penBmc'
-INHERIT += "extrausers"
-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
-  usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
-  "
+# Defaults from meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
diff --git a/meta-evb/meta-evb-raspberrypi/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-evb/meta-evb-raspberrypi/conf/local.conf.sample
index b73edee..a33ae30 100644
--- a/meta-evb/meta-evb-raspberrypi/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-evb/meta-evb-raspberrypi/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 # Set the root password to '0penBmc'
-INHERIT += "extrausers"
-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
-  usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
-  "
+# Defaults from meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
 
 require conf/machine/include/obmc-bsp-common.inc
diff --git a/meta-facebook/meta-bletchley/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-facebook/meta-bletchley/conf/local.conf.sample
index aeb3ae0..95c5535 100644
--- a/meta-facebook/meta-bletchley/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-facebook/meta-bletchley/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -213,8 +213,4 @@
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 # Set the root password to '0penBmc'
-INHERIT += "extrausers"
-
-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
-  usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
-  "
+# Defaults from meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
diff --git a/meta-facebook/meta-tiogapass/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-facebook/meta-tiogapass/conf/local.conf.sample
index c7b9c3c..5b8c9cd 100644
--- a/meta-facebook/meta-tiogapass/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-facebook/meta-tiogapass/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -215,8 +215,4 @@
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 # Set the root password to '0penBmc'
-INHERIT += "extrausers"
-
-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
-  usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
-  "
+# Defaults from meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
diff --git a/meta-facebook/meta-yosemitev2/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-facebook/meta-yosemitev2/conf/local.conf.sample
index c9dffc2..069682d 100644
--- a/meta-facebook/meta-yosemitev2/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-facebook/meta-yosemitev2/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -215,8 +215,4 @@
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 # Set the root password to '0penBmc'
-INHERIT += "extrausers"
-
-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
-  usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
-  "
+# Defaults from meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
diff --git a/meta-hpe/meta-dl360poc/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-hpe/meta-dl360poc/conf/local.conf.sample
index a111ba7..586cbd7 100644
--- a/meta-hpe/meta-dl360poc/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-hpe/meta-dl360poc/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -237,8 +237,4 @@
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 # Set the root password to '0penBmc'
-INHERIT += "extrausers"
-
-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
-  usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
-  "
+# Defaults from meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
index 57260f0..45061f7 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #     The service account does not have a home directory.  The home directory is
 #     set to / (the root directory) to allow dropbear ssh connections.
 
+# Override defaults from meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
 inherit extrausers
 
 # The password hash used here is the traditional 0penBmc password.
diff --git a/meta-inspur/meta-on5263m5/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-inspur/meta-on5263m5/conf/local.conf.sample
index 56a7e96..5defaa1 100644
--- a/meta-inspur/meta-on5263m5/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-inspur/meta-on5263m5/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -234,7 +234,4 @@
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 # Set the root password to '0penBmc'
-INHERIT += "extrausers"
-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
-  usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
-  "
+# Defaults from meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
diff --git a/meta-microsoft/meta-olympus/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-microsoft/meta-olympus/conf/local.conf.sample
index ef46e0c..dc18dce 100755
--- a/meta-microsoft/meta-olympus/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-microsoft/meta-olympus/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -237,8 +237,4 @@
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 # Set the root password to '0penBmc'
-INHERIT += "extrausers"
-
-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
-  usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
-  "
+# Defaults from meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc b/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
index 7aed7cb..e3eb454 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
+++ b/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@
 EXTRA_OEMESON_append_class-target = " -Db_lto=true"
 
 # Set the root password to '0penBmc'
+# Override this in your local.conf
 inherit extrausers
 
 EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS_pn-obmc-phosphor-image = " \
diff --git a/meta-portwell/meta-neptune/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-portwell/meta-neptune/conf/local.conf.sample
index 2b05170..82edf0c 100644
--- a/meta-portwell/meta-neptune/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-portwell/meta-neptune/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -215,8 +215,4 @@
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 # Set the root password to '0penBmc'
-INHERIT += "extrausers"
-
-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
-  usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
-  "
+# Defaults from meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
diff --git a/meta-supermicro/meta-x11spi/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-supermicro/meta-x11spi/conf/local.conf.sample
index 3e69f26..2208aee 100644
--- a/meta-supermicro/meta-x11spi/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-supermicro/meta-x11spi/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -215,8 +215,4 @@
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 # Set the root password to '0penBmc'
-INHERIT += "extrausers"
-
-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
-  usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
-  "
+# Defaults from meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc