diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.6/en/installation/resources/bootstrap-password/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.6/en/installation/resources/bootstrap-password/_index.md
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@@ -19,4 +19,10 @@ kubectl get secret --namespace cattle-system bootstrap-secret -o go-template='{{
 
 ### Specifying the Bootstrap Password in Docker Installs
 
-For a Docker install, you can specify the bootstrap password by passing `-e CATTLE_BOOTSTRAP_PASSWORD=password` to the Docker install command.
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+For a Docker install, you can specify the bootstrap password by passing `-e CATTLE_BOOTSTRAP_PASSWORD=password` to the Docker install command.
+
+The password will be stored in the Docker container logs. After Rancher is installed, the UI will show instructions for how to retrieve the password using the Docker container ID:
+
+```
+docker logs  container-id  2>&1 | grep "Bootstrap Password:"
+```
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