WSL - TheCodeBuzz https://thecodebuzz.com Best Practices for Software Development Tue, 03 Oct 2023 20:59:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thecodebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-1-51x51.jpg WSL - TheCodeBuzz https://thecodebuzz.com 32 32 Change the root password in Windows 10 WSL https://thecodebuzz.com/change-root-password-in-windows-10-wsl-forgot-password/ https://thecodebuzz.com/change-root-password-in-windows-10-wsl-forgot-password/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:43:00 +0000 https://www.thecodebuzz.com/?p=23524 Change the root password in Windows 10 WSL Today in this article, we will learn how to change the root password for Wondows10 WSL. Recently I had an issue executing a few commands in WSL. Later I realized, I forgot the password and the best way way to fix the issue is changing the password. […]

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Today in this article, we will learn how to change the root password for Wondows10 WSL.

Recently I had an issue executing a few commands in WSL.

Later I realized, I forgot the password and the best way way to fix the issue is changing the password.

I had to change the root password using the WSL root command as below,

  • Open Command Prompt
  • Type below command 

 wsl -u root

  • Once you enter the panel as root type below command,

passwd <UserName>

That’s all, you will be all set to log in now.

That’s all! Happy coding!

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