Change root-passwd: dont have the actual password of the root account.

[malaga]

howdy

 

On Linux, the root account is a special user account on Linux that has access to all files, all commands and whatsoever

 

i have Armbian system on a Banana Pi and i ve forgotten the passwd.

 

the question is: how can we change the root password on Debian 10

damned: i ve heard that To change the root password on Debian, i need to have sudo privileges

 

but wait: i do not have the actual password of the root account.

 

$ sudo -l User <user> may run the following commands on host-debian:

 

 

Well i guess that i should be able to change the root password.

 

 

but wait: dont have the actual password of the root account.

 

but very very interesting: i am logged in. Thats great!

 

[malaga]

1 hour ago, malaga said:

howdy

 

On Linux, the root account is a special user account on Linux that has access to all files, all commands and whatsoever

 

i have Armbian system on a Banana Pi and i ve forgotten the passwd.

 

the question is: how can we change the root password on Debian 10

damned: i ve heard that To change the root password on Debian, i need to have sudo privileges

 

but wait: i do not have the actual password of the root account.

 

$ sudo -l User <user> may run the following commands on host-debian:

 

 

Well i guess that i should be able to change the root password.

 

 

but wait: dont have the actual password of the root account.

 

but very very interesting: i am logged in. Thats great!

 

 

[malaga]

 

hi there - did it 

all works perfectly now 

cheers 

$ sudo passwd

Changing password for user root.
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.