C'mon. We all do it. We never change server (root) passwords because we think there really safe. But even the safe ones need changing every so often. I am the kind of person who is very forgetful if I do not write things down. So, as well as showing you how to change passwords for users on your server, I'm also noting it down for my use.

Read more on how to do it.

Lets change a user's password

Login to SSH (as root) and type the following: Where username is type the user you want to change. For example, if you have a user called 'james' you would type the following: It will then prompt you for a new password like so: and obviously for security purposes it will ask you for the password again. Once you're done, it will display this: And that's it! If you're logged in as a normal user without root access, you can just type: This command will automatically attempt to change the user's password you're logged in to via SSH. So if you're logged in as 'james', just type that command to change your password. You'll be asked for your current password first before you can change it to a new password.