The root Password

The root password will only be used to login to the system from the console. Enter in a password that is at least six characters. Mixing numbers, letters and avoiding whole words is recommended. A few examples would be to take a word like lockbox and break it up with some letters and numbers. You can use the following characters as well:

!

@

#

$

%

&

*

(

)

So you can end up with something along the lines of:

lock%$box

Which will be almost impossible to guess even more difficult to crack.

You have to enter the password a second time to verify they match.