{"id":343,"date":"2021-03-24T12:17:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T12:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/?p=343"},"modified":"2021-11-05T00:44:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T00:44:53","slug":"how-to-change-root-password-on-centos-using-ssh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/linux\/how-to-change-root-password-on-centos-using-ssh\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Root Password On Centos using SSH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This article shows you how To change root password via SSH in\u00a0Centos operating system.<\/p>

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    Steps to Change Linux\/Centos root password via SSH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Use SSH connection to login to your server, now simply run the following commands in order to change your root or current password as bellow:<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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      \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tpasswd<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d7cc3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d7cc3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48e2c66\" data-id=\"48e2c66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a2f7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17a2f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Now enter a new password then, retype your new password as follow:<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a187df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a187df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0854497\" data-id=\"0854497\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0716ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0716ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Root-Password-command.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11578\" alt=\"Root Password command\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Root-Password-command.png 570w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Root-Password-command-300x25.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9be04f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9be04f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-427aa25\" data-id=\"427aa25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe0c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfe0c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Now your new password should work successfully.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e024b elementor-alert-danger elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"a8e024b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Recommendation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">You should set a strong password for the root account. 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