Red Hat Linux 8.0: The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide
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# Password Maintenance

I forgot or want to change my user account password.

Open a shell prompt and type the following:

    passwd username

Replace `username` with your normal user name.

The `passwd` will then ask for the new password, which you will need to enter twice. You can now use the new password to log in to your user account.

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