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+###############################################################################
+# [ WARNING ]
+# Configuration file maintained by Juju. Local changes may be overwritten.
+###############################################################################
+# Metadata service seems to cache neutron api url from keystone so trigger
+# restart if it changes: {{ quantum_url }}
+
+[DEFAULT]
+auth_url = {{ service_protocol }}://{{ service_host }}:{{ service_port }}/v2.0
+auth_region = {{ region }}
+admin_tenant_name = {{ admin_tenant_name }}
+admin_user = {{ admin_user }}
+admin_password = {{ admin_password }}
+root_helper = sudo neutron-rootwrap /etc/neutron/rootwrap.conf
+state_path = /var/lib/neutron
+# Gateway runs a metadata API server locally
+#nova_metadata_ip = {{ local_ip }}
+nova_metadata_port = 8775
+metadata_proxy_shared_secret = {{ shared_secret }}
+cache_url = memory://?default_ttl=5