When you create a Windows BMS, you can select only the key pair authentication. To log in to the BMS using a password, obtain the password in either of the following ways:

• You need to use the private key file obtained when you created the BMS to obtain the password. For details, see Obtaining the Password of a Windows BMS.
• Reset the password on the console. For details, see Resetting the BMS Password with a Few Clicks.

When you create a Linux BMS, you can select the key pair or password authentication mode. If key pair authentication is selected, you can obtain the password in either of the following ways:

• Log in to the BMS as instructed in Logging In to a BMS Using an SSH Key Pair and run the passwd command to set a password.
• Reset the password on the console. For details, see Resetting the BMS Password with a Few Clicks.