How to change the root password on Ubuntu
By default, Ubuntu has no set password for
the root user. To gain access, you have to type in your own user
password. This is the password you set for the first user while
installing Ubuntu.
To manually change or set a password for the root user, navigate to the
shell command prompt:
By default, Ubuntu has no set password for
the root user. To gain access, you have to type in your own user
password. This is the password you set for the first user while
installing Ubuntu.
To manually change or set a password for the root user, navigate to the
shell command prompt:
- Click Applicatons
-> Accessories. Click Terminal.
- A new window appears with a
prompt. Key in "sudo
passwd". - System will prompt you to enter
the new root password twice. Now, you are done with your new root
password.