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I want to change my computer's password. Right now my password is abc123. I run this command:

sudo passwd

I entered my current password and then a new one but the change does not take effect. How can I resolve this problem ?

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2 Years ago

answered 2 Years ago ligdesig · Accepted Answer

If you want to change the password of the currently logged in- user, change the password with:

passwd

not

sudo passwd

if you want to use the command sudo passwd, you should tell the shell who's password it is that you want to change:

sudo passwd username