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01-18-2013, 07:00 AM	#1
yashfire007 Member Registered: Jan 2013 Distribution: CentOS, RHEL 6.4 Posts: 79 Rep:	changing password How to change a passwod in linux by command.. Especially root password.

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How to change a passwod in linux by command..
Especially root password.

In general:

Code:

passwd username

If you are logged in as that user the username can be omitted.

root specific: become root user and run passwd to change root's password.

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