From the command line, use the passwd command. After typing passwd, you’ll be asked for the new password you want to use and then be asked to re-verify. Once you’ve been returned to the command line, your password is successfully changed, as shown below.
passwd
Changing password for user root.New Unix password:ReType new Unix password:passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
To help protect anyone from seeing your password, the characters are hidden when you type it.
Related information
- See the passwd command page for further information on this command.
- Linux help and support.
