{"id":710,"date":"2023-08-22T18:45:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T18:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsconsulting.in\/blog\/?p=710"},"modified":"2023-08-31T18:46:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:46:40","slug":"how-change-user-password-in-linux-with-proper-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsconsulting.in\/blog\/how-change-user-password-in-linux-with-proper-example\/","title":{"rendered":"how change user password in Linux with proper example"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>To change your password in Linux, you can use the <code>passwd<\/code> command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are the steps on how to change your password in Linux:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open a terminal window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>passwd\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>The command will prompt you to enter your current password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your current password and press Enter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The command will then prompt you to enter your new password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your new password and press Enter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The command will then prompt you to enter your new password again to confirm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your new password again and press Enter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The command will change your password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is an example of how to change your password in Linux:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>&#91;user@localhost ~]$ passwd\nChanging password for user user.\nEnter old password:\nEnter new password:\nRetype new password:\npasswd: password updated successfully\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To change another user&#8217;s password in Linux, you can use the following command:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo passwd username\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is an example of how to change another user&#8217;s password in Linux:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>&#91;user@localhost ~]$ sudo passwd abhi\nChanging password for user abhi.\nEnter the new password for abhi:\nRetype the new password for abhi:\npasswd: password updated successfully<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To change your password in Linux, you can use the passwd command. 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