How to change the password in Linux

Updated: 11/13/2018 by Computer Hope
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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.
Note

To help protect anyone from seeing your password, the characters are hidden when you type it.