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author : voidzzz | category : How-To, Linux.some of you might still asking how can we change root password on ubuntu linux installation. well here’s the easiest step to do that.
- Launch your konsole / terminal
- execute the following command and then press enter:
sudo su - insert your current user password and press enter
- once you got into root shell (# prompt mark instead of $) execute the following command and press enter :
passwd root - insert your new password (twice)
That’s it … you’ve already change your ubuntu root password. Next time you execute sudo / su use your new password when asked.
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I hate to tell you this, but on Ubuntu, there is a group of administrators that log into root, and when they do they type in their own password, in other words: this won’t work on Ubuntu