Changing password while logged on

On Linux, there are multiple ways to change your password. Two will be outlined here:

Command line

At a command line window, type 'passwd' and follow the prompts.

Graphical tool

You can change your password using a graphical utility.

• To do so, click on the green chameleon or the ``N'' (for Novell) logo on your taskbar. Choose the ``Control Center'' (Figure 13) or ``Configure Desktop'' (Figure 14) from the menu.

  Figure 13: Control Center on SLES9

  

  Figure 14: Configure Desktop on openSUSE

  

• In the search field or tab, enter 'password'. One of the search results will be the control panel ``User Account'' or ``Password & User Account''. Click on this item in the Results field.
• Choose the 'Change Password' button in the control panel that will pop up, and follow the prompts.