On 20190720 17:29:46, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 7:47 PM [log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> (send from correct account) >> >> sudo passwd root > > If he had sudo access, why would he need or want a root password? > > Nico Kadel-Garcia > > >> {^_^} Typing "sudo " in front of commands (and then having them backfire because I did not include enough quoting characters) gets tedious. Furthermore, he was asking specifically about root password. His specific question indicated he still had access to his user account. So I answered his question with the simplest trick I know. {^_^}