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 reenter 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 re enter 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’.