Changing the root Password

You must be a root user to change the root password.
  1. Open a terminal window and switch to root user by typing: 
    su - <root password>
  2. To change the root password:
    1. Type the command: 
      passwd
    2. Type the new password and press ENTER.
    3. When prompted, type the new password again and press ENTER.

    If the new password is considered to be too weak, you will get a message about a bad password.

    Note that weak passwords are accepted by the system.

  3. Close the terminal screen and logout.