diff --git a/source/adminguide/systemvm.rst b/source/adminguide/systemvm.rst
index 7812b42099..6f0ffa4986 100644
--- a/source/adminguide/systemvm.rst
+++ b/source/adminguide/systemvm.rst
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ System VMs running on ESXi, the key is stored on the management server at
 
       Example: root@management:~# ssh -i ~cloud/.ssh/id_rsa 172.16.0.250 -p 3922
 
+
+For secure access, including through the VNC console, enable the global setting
+system.vm.random.password by setting it to true. System VMs must be recreated
+after changing this setting for it to take effect.
+
 Multiple System VM Support for VMware
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