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changing root password

#1 User is offline   sasfmj 

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Posted 06 February 2005 - 11:37 AM

hi everyone

i am just wanting to know how to change my root password i have the correct passwprd i want but i had capslock and its just a pain in the ..... to keep pressing it all the time !!!

Thanks

Matthew

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#2 User is offline   taeuler 

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Posted 06 February 2005 - 07:19 PM

All you need to do is open a terminal, and type "su" to become root, then type "passwd" and it will prompt you for a new password.
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