This recipe shows how to change the login password.

Once remote access to the Raspberry Pi has been enabled, anyone on the local network who knows the correct username and password will be able to log in remotely. To prevent unauthorized access to the Raspberry Pi, the default installation password should be changed immediately after the installation is complete.

The raspi-config utility can be used to change the login password. However, this recipe uses the passwd command. The passwd command is a standard GNU utility that is available with most Linux distributions and can generally be used even when raspi-config is not available.

Changing the login password frequently will inhibit unauthorized access to the Raspberry Pi. You should use this recipe on a regular basis to protect access to your Raspberry Pi.

After completing this recipe, you will be able to change your login password.