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 Getting Started
 ===============
 
+.. note::
+
+  If a laptop was included in your ALOHA order, its username and password are both ``aloha``.
+  It is recommended to change the password as soon as you log in.
+  See the `Ubuntu documentation`_ for details on this process.
+
+.. _`Ubuntu documentation`: https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/user-changepassword.html
+
 .. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2