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Use the following steps to begin the Linux OS installation: Download the script file cloud-set-guest-password: Linux: Windows: Copy this file to /etc/init.d. On some Linux distributions, copy the file to /etc/rc.d/init.d. Run the following command to make the script executable: chmod +x /etc/init.d/cloud-set-guest-password Depending on the Linux distribution, continue with the appropriate step. On Fedora, CentOS/RHEL, and Debian, run: chkconfig --add cloud-set-guest-password On Ubuntu with VMware tools, link the script file to the /etc/network/if-up and /etc/network/if-down folders, and run the script: #ln -s /etc/init.d/cloud-set-guest-password /etc/network/if-up/cloud-set-guest-password #ln -s /etc/init.d/cloud-set-guest-password /etc/network/if-down/cloud-set-guest-password If you are using Ubuntu 11.04, create a directory called /var/lib/dhcp3 on your Ubuntu machine. This is to work around a known issue with this version of Ubuntu. Run the following command: sudo update-rc.d cloud-set-guest-password defaults 98 On all Ubuntu versions, run: sudo update-rc.d cloud-set-guest-password defaults 98 To test, run mkpasswd and check whether a new password is generated. If the mkpasswd command does not exist, run sudo apt-get install whois or sudo apt-get install mkpasswd, depending on your Ubuntu version.