diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
index 3931bad60db..716b9feb8de 100644
--- a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
+++ b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@
                          (type "vfat")))
                  %base-file-systems))
 
+  ;; Create user `bob' with `alice' as its initial password.
   (users (cons (user-account
                 (name "bob")
                 (comment "Alice's brother")
+                (password (crypt "alice" "$6$abc"))
                 (group "users")
                 (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
                                         "audio" "video")))