You need to create a password for the first account. This can be done with the passwd command. The system prompts you to enter your old password once, and enter your new password two times.
Change user Paul's password with root user
[Root@bigboy root]# passwd paulchanging password for user Paul. New Password:retype New Password:passwd:all authentication tokens updated successfully. [Root@bigboy root]#
Users may change their own passwords later. This example shows that user Paul has no privileges to change his password.
[Paul@bigboy paul]$ passwdchanging password for Paul old Password:your current passwordenter the new password (minimum of 5, Maximum of 8 characters) please use a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers. New Password:your New Passwordre-enter new Password:your new Passwordpassword changed. [Paul@bigboy paul]$