Change User Password in Linux

Steps to Change User Password in Linux

1.Login as the root user

2.Type the following command:
passwd oracle

3.Enter New password

4.Confirm the new password

5.Then open another terminal and login as Oracle with new password.

Eg:

login as: root
root@191.161.201.111's password:
Last login: Thu Mar  7 00:32:14 2013 from 191.161.201.111
[root@my ~]# passwd oracle
Changing password for user oracle.
New password: