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How To Change User Password In Ubuntu Through GUI And CLI

Calendar May 04, 2019 • User Avatar Brittany Day
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In this short quick article, we will show you how to change a user password in Ubuntu Linux using the graphical interface as well as the command line interface. As you are well aware, most operations on Ubuntu are applicable to its derivatives such as Linux Mint, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and many others.

The easiest means of changing user password is via the graphical user interface, using the Account Details setting. To get there, open Settings or System Settings, then find the Details or Account Details settings and click on it.

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