Change Root user Password

[BSAVAG3]

I'm curious if I am able to change the root user password from the users tab?  I did see how to rest it based on Unraid New Users Basics Blog #1.  Is this the only way?

[JonathanM]

Settings, Users, Root. What isn't working?

[BSAVAG3]

I didn't give it a try yet but I am just needing to change the root user password.  When searching I did not see this option available but I could see it within the settings. 

[JonathanM]

53 minutes ago, BSAVAG3 said:

When searching I did not see this option available but I could see it within the settings. 

I'm confused.

 

Can you restate your issue? Where are you searching and not seeing the option?

 

The settings, users location is the correct place to change the password.

[BSAVAG3]

Sorry,

 

I'm seeing the place to reset the root user password.  I was just searching online and did not see that under Users>Root that I could reset the password.  Everywhere else I searched kept bringing up the usb method to reset the password. 

 

I will reset it via Settings users location. 

[itimpi]

The UAB reset is used when you cannot get into the GUI to change it that way.    Note that the USB method only allows you to remove any existing password - not set it to a new value.

[trurl]

Perhaps the confusion is coming from the fact that there are 2 possible settings in Settings - Display Settings for "Placement of Users menu"

 

@BSAVAG3

 

Either go to the Users page by clicking on Users on the main menu, or go to the Users page by clicking on Settings and then clicking on Users.

 

On the Users page, click on root to get to the settings for root user. There you will be able to set the root password.

[BSAVAG3]

Thank you very much for the clarification.