The passwd Command
As covered in the first lesson, it's imperative that you have a set of credentials in order to log in to a Unix system. Credentials consist of a username (usually assigned to you by your Unix system administrator) and a password. Although the password is generally configured by the system administrator, you can change it yourself. More specifically, if your machine is not connected to a network with other Unix computers, then you can use the passwd command to change your password.
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