change root password
 

Hi,
Could someone tell me how to change the root password?
I tried using "passwd" but it did not work.
Thanks!

As root:

Here the basic syntax for passwd:

Code:

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NAME
      passwd - change user password

SYNOPSIS
      passwd [options] [LOGIN]

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For a more detailed info read the man for passwd

Code:

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$ man passwd

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Regards

First thing is, you should be root to change root password. So switch to root user and then invoke:-
For NIS based system you should try:
Also once go through manual page.

Which distro are you using? If it's Ubuntu or an Ubuntu derivative, the root account is disabled.