Friday 24 July 2015

How To Change Password On Ubuntu From GUI

How To Change Password On Ubuntu


Question: How do I change password for my account and other user accounts on Ubuntu Linux OS?
Answer: On Ubuntu, you can change password from either GUI or command line as explained below.

1. Ubuntu Change Password from GUI

Launch Change Password Window by clicking on “System -> Preferences -> About Me”, which will display the following window. Click on ‘Change Password’ button in this window.
Ubuntu Change Password - About Me Window
Enter Current Password: In the change password window, enter your current password and click on ‘Authenticate’.
Ubuntu Change Password - Enter Current Password
Enter New Password: Once you enter the current password, the new password text field will be enabled. Enter your new password and click on ‘Change Password’.
Ubuntu Change Password - Enter New Password

2. Ubuntu Change Password from Command Line

Change your account password using the passwd command as shown below. Following example changes the password of the current logged-in user.
ramesh@ramesh-desktop:~$ passwd
Changing password for ramesh.
(current) UNIX password:
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
If you want to change password for another Ubuntu user, use the following method. Following example changes the password of user jsmith, from user ramesh.
ramesh@ramesh-desktop:~$ sudo passwd jsmith
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
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