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I went to the root, and then typed in "passwd username" except I used my username. Instead of giving me an option to change the password, it says "Usage: passwd [options] [LOGIN]" and then gives me all of these options that dont even work when I try them.

Ethan
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You don't need to go into root if you're already logged in.

Simply run the command, with no arguments:

passwd

tim@Hairy14:~$ passwd
Changing password for tim.
(current) UNIX password: 
Enter new UNIX password: 
Retype new UNIX password:
password changed
Tim
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  • I did that, and it wont let me type anything. It says authenitcation token manipulation error – Ethan Jun 11 '15 at 21:44
  • http://askubuntu.com/questions/57620/getting-an-authentication-token-manipulation-error-when-trying-to-change-my-us – Tim Jun 12 '15 at 14:29