diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/updatenode b/xCAT-client/bin/updatenode
index 2528c2a6f..7fb5cd3e6 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/updatenode
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/updatenode
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ if ($SECURITY) {
         # prompt for the password for the userid on the node that will be setup
         my $userpw;
         $msg =
-          "Enter the password for the userid: $to_userid on the node where the ssh keys \nwill be updated:\n";
+          "The ssh keys will be updated for '$to_userid' on the node(s).\nPassword:";
         xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", $msg);
         system("stty -echo");    # turn off keyboard
         chop($userpw = <STDIN>);
diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/xdsh b/xCAT-client/bin/xdsh
index a026544c5..7c1d5e98f 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/xdsh
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/xdsh
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ sub parse_args_xdsh
              # prompt for the password for the userid on the node that will be setup
             my $userpw;
             $msg =
-              "Enter the password for the userid: $to_userid on the node where the ssh keys \nwill be updated:\n";
+              "The ssh keys will be updated for '$to_userid' on the node(s).\nPassword:";
             xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", $msg);
             system("stty -echo");    # turn off keyboard
             chop($userpw = <STDIN>);