Change User's Password using root

Question

How can I change password of specific user using root account? when you want to change your password, you can use passwd but how can I change the password of other users?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 10 '14 at 10:21

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Here we go:

passwd USERNAME

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answered Sep 10 '14 at 10:21

vautee

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 10 '14 at 10:26

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Here see below... syntax and picture...

passwd [username]

Changing local password for [username]

New Password:

Retype New Password:

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answered Sep 10 '14 at 10:26

Dharma

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Change User's Password using root

2 Answers2

passwd [username]