diff --git a/clean.sh b/clean.sh
index b22a29cb41..ae28aa9ab7 100755
--- a/clean.sh
+++ b/clean.sh
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ rm -rf $DIRS_TO_CLEAN
 
 # Clean up files
 
-FILES_TO_CLEAN=".localrc.auto docs/files docs/html shocco/ stack-screenrc test*.conf* test.ini*"
+FILES_TO_CLEAN=".localrc.auto .localrc.password "
+FILES_TO_CLEAN+="docs/files docs/html shocco/ "
+FILES_TO_CLEAN+="stack-screenrc test*.conf* test.ini* "
 FILES_TO_CLEAN+=".stackenv .prereqs"
 
 for file in $FILES_TO_CLEAN; do
diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 0720744028..886d449f12 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ function read_password {
     if [[ -f $RC_DIR/localrc ]]; then
         localrc=$TOP_DIR/localrc
     else
-        localrc=$TOP_DIR/.localrc.auto
+        localrc=$TOP_DIR/.localrc.password
     fi
 
     # If the password is not defined yet, proceed to prompt user for a password.
@@ -579,13 +579,15 @@ function read_password {
             touch $localrc
         fi
 
-        # Presumably if we got this far it can only be that our localrc is missing
-        # the required password.  Prompt user for a password and write to localrc.
+        # Presumably if we got this far it can only be that our
+        # localrc is missing the required password.  Prompt user for a
+        # password and write to localrc.
+
         echo ''
         echo '################################################################################'
         echo $msg
         echo '################################################################################'
-        echo "This value will be written to your localrc file so you don't have to enter it "
+        echo "This value will be written to ${localrc} file so you don't have to enter it "
         echo "again.  Use only alphanumeric characters."
         echo "If you leave this blank, a random default value will be used."
         pw=" "
diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index c7c631362e..a1643356e0 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ HORIZON_APACHE_ROOT="/dashboard"
 # be disabled for automated testing by setting this value to False.
 USE_SCREEN=True
 
+# Passwords generated by interactive devstack runs
+if [[ -r $RC_DIR/.localrc.password ]]; then
+    source $RC_DIR/.localrc.password
+fi
+
 # allow local overrides of env variables, including repo config
 if [[ -f $RC_DIR/localrc ]]; then
     # Old-style user-supplied config