# Linux Alpine - default password & contextualisation

**URL:** <https://forum.opennebula.io/t/linux-alpine-default-password-contextualisation/5861>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [March 28, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/linux-alpine-default-password-contextualisation/5861 "2018-03-28T18:16:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![EricG](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/ericg/32/5650_2.png) [@EricG](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/EricG)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/linux-alpine-default-password-contextualisation/5861/1 "2018-03-28T18:16:00Z")

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Hello,

i’ve download the ALPINE LINUX VM from the marketplace and convert it into VMDK to import it into a vcenter. ALL is OK.

But i can’t connect on it because there is a password for the root user instead the information.

Can u send the password !

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![knawnd](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/knawnd/32/6119_2.png) [@knawnd](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/knawnd)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/linux-alpine-default-password-contextualisation/5861/2 "2018-04-02T08:53:19Z")

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If you are talking about [OpenNebula - Marketplace](https://marketplace.opennebula.systems/appliance/f5d1d25c-cde6-4af0-a6cb-e15496bafacb) Alpine linux image then it’s written the following in its description:

> This image is based of the Alpine Linux 3.6 cloud image with the OpenNebula contextualization package.  
> There is no password for the root account. To access the Virtual Machine, add an SSH public key to your user or the template and ssh to the root account.

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**Author:** ![EricG](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/ericg/32/5650_2.png) [@EricG](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/EricG)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/linux-alpine-default-password-contextualisation/5861/3 "2018-04-02T19:17:40Z")

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Yes @knawnd it’s this is image. i’ve transform the KVM image into a VMWARE image. Now, there is a password for the root user.