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Notes: Ubuntu stores information in /etc/passwd and the encrypted hashes in /etc/shadow today we’ll be focusing on using the command line. If you want to see GUI versions please share the article so we know to do more Ubuntu articles – Or use the contact page and ask!
Introduction
So, you’ve just gotten your shiny new server and it came with a pre-set root password, Excellent but in the interest of security we need to change them! Obviously we should setup ssh keys but let’s cover that in a separate post. First we need to login using the set user/pass (Skip to the next step if this is a local machine)
Log in
Open your terminal and enter ssh root@{ipaddress} this should connect you over the default port 22. If the port is different simply type ssh root@{ipaddress} -p 22 and this will give you the password prompt!
Changing your password!
Provided you’ve logged in as root, You can simply type: passwd and then follow the prompts to set a new password.
