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Changing your password in Debian 9

The username of users on your Debian 9 VPS can be easily changed using command-line via SSH, or the VPS console. There are three options, depending on which user you want to change the password for:

A minimal Debian installation comes without a sudo-command. In this article, we explain how you can install it.

  • your own password:
    passwd
  • the root password:

    There are two options: the first option is to first switch to the root user and then change the password:
    su root
    passwd
    or adjust the root password directly:
    sudo passwd

    Have you lost your current root password? Then consult this article to reset your root password.

  • the password of another user:
    sudo passwd user
    Replace user with the actual username.                                                     

 

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