Resetting my password through the root doesn't work

Question

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.

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 11 '15 at 18:20

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

Resetting my password through the root doesn't work

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