How to change rstudio password
Follow these steps to change your RStudio password:
1. Open a web-browser and go to rstudio.byu.edu
2. Login with your current username and password
3. Select Tools > Shell from the top menu (see picture below)
![rstudio1.png](https://brightspotcdn.byu.edu/dims4/default/9810f62/2147483647/strip/true/crop/771x618+0+0/resize/771x618!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrigham-young-brightspot-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F77%2Fc7%2F7426aa1b45ecb73b4591b6e206c4%2Frstudio1.png)
4. When you click Shell a new window will open; inside that window type passwd and press the Enter/Return key
![rstudio2.png](https://brightspotcdn.byu.edu/dims4/default/dcfe176/2147483647/strip/true/crop/799x450+0+0/resize/799x450!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrigham-young-brightspot-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F13%2Fc4b8ba2c49d0b08dca272b09bd9e%2Frstudio2.png)
5. You will be prompted to type in your current password, then your new password
(You will not see any text as you type your password; this is normal and is for your protection)