# Linux Settings

When provisioning a Linux-based resource and opting to have your user created during the provisioning process, the credentials entered in this section will be used to seed that user into the provisioned resource.

- **Username:** The username that will be used with your Linux user
- **Password:** The password that will be used with your Linux user (optional if specifying key)
- **Confirm:** Confirm your entered password. These must match in order for the new password value to be saved
- **SSH Key:** Select a pre-existing SSH key pair object in Morpheus. Required of not specifying password and creating your user during provisioning, or required if ssh password authentication has been disabled.

WARNING

If your users Linux Settings password and/or key are not defined, and ‘Create User” is enabled during provisioning (default), a random password will be generated but not exposed and you will not be able to login with your user.

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