Change Password in LINUX 

How do I change the password in LINUX? 

To modify a user's password or your own password in LINUX use the passwd command. Open the terminal and then type the passwd command entering the new password, the characters entered do not display on the screen, in order to avoid the password being seen by a passer-by. The passwd command prompts for the new password twice in order to detect any typing errors. The encrypted password is stored in /etc/shadow file.

Change Any Users Password

Login as the root user and type the command:

# passwd userName

# passwd vivek

# passwd tom 

Sample outputs:

Enter new LINUX password:

Retype new LINUX password:

passwd: password updated successfully 

Change Your Own Password

Simply type the passwd command:

$ passwd 

Sample outputs:

(current) LINUX password:

Enter new LINUX password:

Retype new LINUX password:

passwd: password updated successfully

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