Trial CCv2 Help with the HAC password; local.properties

Query, i am testing our code in CCv2 for an assessment to migrate to the new platform. I have left the /config/local.properties to include hmc.default.password in the primary properties location; nothing. nimda does not work.

I tried via the manifest.json; in the properties section nothing; show below
{
"commerceSuiteVersion": "6.7.0.15",
"extensions": [
"modeltacceleratorservices",
"electronicsstore",
"yacceleratorstorefront",
"backoffice"
],
"properties": [
{"key": "hac.webroot", "value": "/hac"},
{"key": "hmc.default.autologin", "value": "FALSE"},
{"key": "hmc.default.login", "value": "admin"},
{"key": "hmc.default.password", "value": "nimda"},

As well as putting it in the backgroundProcessing
{"name": "backgroundProcessing",
"properties": [
{"key": "task.engine.loadonstartup","value": "true"},
{"key": "task.workers.max","value": "40"},
{"key": "impex.import.workers","value": "16"},
{"key": "catalog.sync.workers","value": "8"},
{"key": "task.polling.interval","value": "1"},
{"key": "hac.webroot", "value": "/hac"},
{"key": "hmc.default.autologin", "value": "FALSE"},
{"key": "hmc.default.login", "value": "admin"},
{"key": "hmc.default.password", "value": "nimda"},
{"key": "cluster.node.groups", "value": "integration,yHotfolderCandidate"}
],
"webapps": [
{"name": "hac","contextPath": ""},
{"name": "mediaweb","contextPath": "/medias"}
]
}

Any one have a sample manifest.json; on how to get the local.properties or manifest.json files in the servers configuration files during the build/deploy? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.