Linux change user password

You can use passwd to change a password on behalf of a user. Just replace username with the user account you want to change.

sudo passwd username

The system will prompt you to enter a password. You can generate a password here. Passwords do not echo to the screen when you enter them.

You can also change the password of the currently logged in account by typing passwd (without specifying a username). You will be prompted to enter your old password for verification and then a new password.

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