The username of users on your CentOS Stream 8 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:
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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 passwd
Have you lost your 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