{nav icon=home, name=Main Page > icon=wrench, name=Troubleshooting > Default root password} How to change/set default root password --- Open Terminal app and run: {icon terminal}`sudo su` type in your user account password and hit `ENTER`. You are now in superuser (root) mode. You can recognize this by looking at the terminal prompt. Before entering root terminal your prompt looks something like this: //username@hostname:~$// and after: //**root**@hostname:/home/username/// To change root password run: {icon terminal}`passwd` You will get //Enter new UNIX password:// prompt, type your desired password (it will not be echoed) and press `ENTER`, then type it in again to confirm. Your new root password is now set.