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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Copyright 2002-2011, OpenNebula Project Leads (OpenNebula.org)             #
+#                                                                            #
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may    #
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain    #
+# a copy of the License at                                                   #
+#                                                                            #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                 #
+#                                                                            #
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software        #
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,          #
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.   #
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and        #
+# limitations under the License.                                             #
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+# $1 = username
+# $2 = password
+echo $*
+
+
+