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Alisha
Asked: 2014-02-21 16:47:33 +0800 CST

Change password on root user and user account

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If I change the password for the root user is that going to automatically change the password for the user account?

I found this link for root:

WikiHow: How to Change the Root Password in Linux

How do I change the user account password?

password

2 Answers

  1. To do it using command line:

    To change the root password:

    sudo passwd

    To change your user password:

    passwd

    To change other users password:

    sudo passwd USERNAME

    To do it GUI open the application User Accounts from the Dash and there you can change password easily for all users unless the root

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  2. As a user, you can change your own password in a terminal, using passwd. You will be asked for the current password and can then enter a new one.

    On Ubuntu, there normally is no separate password for root. Instead, users with administrator privileges may use sudo to run commands as a super user.

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