Change password on root user and user account

Question

If I change the password for the root user is that going to automatically change the password for the user account?

I found this link for root:

WikiHow: How to Change the Root Password in Linux

How do I change the user account password?

Answer 1

To do it using command line:

To change the root password:

sudo passwd

To change your user password:

passwd

To change other users password:

sudo passwd USERNAME

To do it GUI open the application User Accounts from the Dash and there you can change password easily for all users unless the root

Answer 2

As a user, you can change your own password in a terminal, using passwd. You will be asked for the current password and can then enter a new one.

On Ubuntu, there normally is no separate password for root. Instead, users with administrator privileges may use sudo to run commands as a super user.