The password of users on your Debian 11 VPS can be easily changed using command-line via SSH, or the VPS console. There are three options, depending on which user you want to change the password for:
A minimal Debian installation comes without a sudo-command. In this article, we explain how you can install it.
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your own password:
passwd -
the root password:
There are two options: the first option is to first switch to the root user and then change the password:or adjust the root password directly:su root passwdsudo passwdHave you lost your current root password? Then consult this article to reset your root password.
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the password of another user:
Replace user with the actual username.
sudo passwd user