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# '''vzctl set 101 --userpasswd root:test'''
In this example, we set the root password for Container 101 to "test", and you can log in to the Container via SSH as root and administer it in the same way as you administer a standalone Linux server: install additional software, add users, set up services, and so on. The password will be set inside the Container in the <code>/etc/shadow</code> file in an encrypted form and will not be stored in the Container configuration file. Therefore, if you forget the password, you have to reset it. Note that <code>--userpasswd</code> ignores the <code>--save</code> switch, the password is anyway persistently set for the given Container.
While you can create users and set passwords for them using the <code>vzctl exec</code> or <code>vzctl set</code> commands, it is suggested that you delegate user management to the Container administrator advising him/her of the Container root account password.
# The Container on the Destination Node is started.
'''WARNING: By default, after the migration process is completed, the Container private area and configuration file are deleted on the Source Node!''' However, if you wish the Container private area on the Source Node to not be removed after the successful Container migration, you can override the default <code>vzmigrate</code> behavior by using the <code>–r no</code> switch.
There is a short downtime needed to stop the Container on the Source Node, copy the Container private data changes to the Destination Node, and start the Container on the Destination Node. However, this time is very short and does not usually exceed one minute.
{{Note|For the command to be successful, a direct SSH connection (on port 22) should be allowed between the Source and Destination Nodes.}}
=== Zero-downtime (online) migration ===
During the command execution, the <code>/vz/dump/Dump.101</code> file containing the entire state of Container 101 is created and the Container itself is stopped.
Note: You can set another directory to store dump files for your Containers by changing the value of the DUMPDIR parameter in the OpenVZ global file. Detailed information on the OpenVZ global file and the parameters you can specify in it is provided in the {{man|vz.conf|5}}.
At any time, you can resume Container 101 by executing the following command:
