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zorin0s
Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:14:26 pm
I thought i was changing my password bu apparently ive stuffed up. this is what i did
sudo su, used my current password, then i typed passwd, then it prompted me to pick a new password, and confirm, then i exit. But my password did not change, i can still use my old password to verify. Whats going on?
Anonymous
Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:30:49 pm
Root Password
: sudo passwd root
Then > current password
Then > new password
Then > confirm password
Change Password
: system settings > user accounts
Just like Windows !!!!
Linx
Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:10:10 pm
You changed the root password, not your user password.
=D
There are 3 ways to do this. ( via the CLI )
1. From your user prompt
MYUSER@HOSTNAME:/home/MYUSER>passwd
(current) UNIX password:
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
MYUSER@HOSTNAME:/home/MYUSER>
2. From root
root@HOSTNAME:/home>passwd MYUSER
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
root@HOSTNAME:/home/MYUSER>
3. With root permissions
MYUSER@HOSTNAME:/home/MYUSER>sudo passwd MYUSER
[sudo] password for MYUSER:
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
MYUSER@HOSTNAME:/home/MYUSER>