# Cloud-Init Settings

VM Essentials can add global users for Linux and Windows at provision time. Cloud-init/Cloudbase-Init or VMware Tools installed on the provisioned virtual images is required.

Linux
:   - **Username:** Enter User to be added to Linux Instances during provisioning.
    - **Password:** Enter password to be set for the above Linux user.
    - **KeyPair:** Select KeyPair to be added for the above Linux user.

NOTE

Either a password, keypair, or both can be populated for the Linux user. Keypairs can be added in the Infrastructure  >  Keys & Certs section.
