diff --git a/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/ppc64le/configure/password.rst b/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/ppc64le/configure/password.rst
index af22d16d8..bbd5f393d 100644
--- a/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/ppc64le/configure/password.rst
+++ b/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/manage_clusters/ppc64le/configure/password.rst
@@ -3,46 +3,41 @@ Configure passwords
 
 #. Configure the system password for the ``root`` user on the compute nodes.
 
-     * Set using the :doc:`chtab </guides/admin-guides/references/man8/chtab.8>` command: (**Recommended**) ::
+   * Set using the :doc:`chtab </guides/admin-guides/references/man8/chtab.8>` command:  ::
 
-          chtab key=system passwd.username=root passwd.password=abc123
+       chtab key=system passwd.username=root passwd.password=abc123
 
-       To encrypt the password using ``openssl``, use the following command: ::
+     To encrypt the password using ``openssl``, use the following command: ::
 
-          chtab key=system passwd.username=root passwd.password=`openssl passwd -1 abc123`
-
-     * Directly edit the passwd table using the :doc:`tabedit </guides/admin-guides/references/man8/tabedit.8>` command. 
+       chtab key=system passwd.username=root passwd.password=`openssl passwd -1 abc123`
 
 
 #. Configure the passwords for Management modules of the compute nodes.
 
    * For IPMI/BMC managed systems: ::
 
-         chtab key=ipmi passwd.username=USERID passwd.password=PASSW0RD
+         chtab key=ipmi passwd.username=ADMIN passwd.password=admin
 
    * For HMC managed systems: ::
 
          chtab key=hmc passwd.username=hscroot passwd.password=abc123 
 
-     The username and password for the HMC can be assigned directly to the HMC node object definition in xCAT. This is needed when the HMC username/password is different for each HMC. ::
-      
-         mkdef -t node -o hmc1 groups=hmc,all nodetype=ppc hwtype=hmc mgt=hmc \
-         username=hscroot password=hmcPassw0rd
+     If the username/password is different for multiple HMCs, set the ``username`` and ``password`` attribute for each HMC node object in xCAT
 
    * For Blade managed systems: ::
 
          chtab key=blade passwd.username=USERID passwd.password=PASSW0RD 
 
-   * For FSP/BPA (Flexible Service Processor/Bulk Power Assembly), if the passwords are set to the factory defaults, you must change them before running and commands to them. ::
+   * For FSP/BPA (Flexible Service Processor/Bulk Power Assembly) the factory default passwords must be changed before running commands against them. ::
 
          rspconfig frame general_passwd=general,<newpassword>
          rspconfig frame admin_passwd=admin,<newpassword>
          rspconfig frame HMC_passwd=,<newpassword>
 
 
-#. If the REST API is being used configure a user and set a policy rule in xCAT.
+#. If using the xCAT REST API
 
-    #. Create a non root user that will be used to make the REST API calls. ::
+    #. Create a non-root user that will be used to make the REST API calls. ::
 
         useradd xcatws
         passwd xcatws # set the password
@@ -56,4 +51,4 @@ Configure passwords
         mkdef -t policy 6 name=xcatws rule=allow 
 
 
-   When making calls to the xCAT REST API, pass in the credentials using the following attributes: ``userName`` and ``userPW``
+    When making calls to the xCAT REST API, pass in the credentials using the following attributes: ``userName`` and ``userPW``