Reset Password In Linux

With today’s technology, you can store your whole life on your hard drive! Without password protection, nothing is safe (not even this article!). ! To modify a user’s password or your own password in Linux or UNIX use the passwd command.

To change any users password as a root, Login as the root user and type the command:

# passwd User_Name

# passwd dhaval

# passwd soni

Sample outputs:

Enter new UNIX password:

Retype new UNIX password:

passwd: password updated successfully

To Change Your Own Password or as a normal user, Simply type the passwd command:

$ passwd

Sample outputs:

(current) UNIX password:

Enter new UNIX password:

Retype new UNIX password:

passwd: password updated successfully