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new password to the virtual router for the account. Thus an instance reboot is necessary to effect any
password changes.
If the script is unable to contact the virtual router during instance boot it will not set the password but
boot will continue normally.

13.13.1. Linux OS Installation

Use the following steps to begin the Linux OS installation:
1. Download the script file cloud-set-guest-password:
Linux: http://download.cloud.com/templates/4.2/bindir/cloud-set-guest-password.in
Windows: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cloudstack/files/Password%20Management
%20Scripts/CloudInstanceManager.msi/download
2. Copy this file to /etc/init.d.
On some Linux distributions, copy the file to /etc/rc.d/init.d.
3. Run the following command to make the script executable:
chmod +x /etc/init.d/cloud-set-guest-password
4. Depending on the Linux distribution, continue with the appropriate step.

13.13.2. Windows OS Installation

Download the installer, CloudInstanceManager.msi, from the Download page3 and run the installer in
the newly created Windows VM.
13.14. Deleting Templates
Templates may be deleted. In general, when a template spans multiple Zones, only the copy that
is selected for deletion will be deleted; the same template in other Zones will not be deleted. The
provided CentOS template is an exception to this. If the provided CentOS template is deleted, it will be
deleted from all Zones.
When templates are deleted, the VMs instantiated from them will continue to run. However, new VMs
cannot be created based on the deleted template.
3 http://cloudstack.org/download.html