# Logging in to the Volume Gateway local console


When the VM is ready for you to log in, the login screen is displayed. If this is your first time logging in to the VM local console, you use the temporary sign-in credentials to log in. These temporary credentials give you access to menus where you can configure gateway network settings and change the password from the local console. The initial user name is `admin` and the temporary password is `password`. You must change the password on first log in.<a name="MaintenanceConsoleWindowMenu-fgw"></a>

**To change the temporary password**

1. On the **AWS Appliance Activation - Configuration** main menu, enter the corresponding numeral for **Gateway Console**.

1. Run the `passwd` command. For information about how to run the command, see [Running storage gateway commands in the local console for an on-premises gateway](MaintenanceGatewayConsole-common.md).

**Important**  
For older versions of the Volume Gateway or Tape Gateway, the user name is `sguser` and the password is `sgpassword`. If you reset your password and your gateway is updated to a newer version, the user name will change to admin but the password will be maintained.

## Setting the local console password from the Storage Gateway console


You can also manage the local console's password from the Storage Gateway web-based console. Any successful password updates made with the web-based console will override the password used by the gateway VM's local console, including the temporary password if you have never logged in locally. If the gateway is not currently reachable over the network, the password update process will fail.

**To set the local console password on the Storage Gateway console**

1. Open the Storage Gateway console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/home](https://console.aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/).

1. On the navigation pane, choose **Gateways**, then select the gateway for which you want to set a new password.

1. For **Actions**, choose **Set Local Console Password**.

1. In the **Set Local Console Password** dialog box, enter a new password, confirm the password, and then choose **Save**. 

   Your new password replaces the current password. Storage Gateway doesn't save, store, or log the password but instead safely transmits it over an encrypted channel to the VM, where it is securely stored.