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Asked: 2017-01-05 00:26:55 +0800 CST

How to alter the password for www-data user?

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Apache was installed, www-data is owner of /var/www/html/wp.
I miss the key, and want to alter it now.

sudo cat /etc/shadow |grep www-data
www-data:*:17053:0:99999:7:::

To change it into www-data::17053:0:99999:7::: and save it.

su www-data
Password:

To input enter, no character inputed.

su: Authentication failure

How to alter the password for www-data user?

password

2 Answers

  1. To change another user's password, use:

    sudo passwd <username>

    So:

    sudo passwd www-data

    Though I don't see why www-data should have a password.

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  2. You can use sudo privileges to su to the user www-data

    sudo su www-data
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