Appendix H: To create and change of Root user password, Ubuntu new user creation

Step 1: Steps to create Root user password:

• Open terminal

$sudo passwd root

enter dscguest password

• It will ask for you a new password and reenter the same password when it asks for reconfirmation.

enter new password for root

re-enter password for root.

• It will show updated password successfully.

Step 2: Steps to change Root user password:

• Switch to root user

$su root

enter the existing root user password

• To change the root password, type as

$passwd

• It will ask for you a new password and re-enter the same password when it asks for reconfirmation.

• It will show updated password successfully.

Step 3: Steps to add new user:

• Become root user

$su root

• Once you become root user , enter " adduser username" command in

$adduser diamond

• It will ask for you a password and reenter the same password when it asks for reconfirmation.

• It will ask “Enter new value or Press enter for default”, press enter.

• It will ask “Is the information correct”, enter ‘y’.