# Change root password, keyboard, etc in URSim

**URL:** <https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/change-root-password-keyboard-etc-in-ursim/2480>\
**Category:** URCap Development\
**Tags:** ursim, root\
**Created:** [August 8, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/change-root-password-keyboard-etc-in-ursim/2480 "2018-08-08T18:23:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![anon39559315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@anon39559315](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon39559315)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/change-root-password-keyboard-etc-in-ursim/2480/1 "2018-08-08T18:23:40Z")

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Good Afternoon, I am novice, I would like to know what is the roots password to make changes

One of the firts things than I want to do, is the following

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**Author:** ![anon39559315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@anon39559315](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon39559315)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/change-root-password-keyboard-etc-in-ursim/2480/2 "2018-08-08T18:50:17Z")

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![PasswordUR](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/universal_robots/original/1X/b7509fc516acea45a54ac9fdb35701418ba69278.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![jbm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/jbm/32/614_2.png) [@jbm](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/jbm)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/change-root-password-keyboard-etc-in-ursim/2480/3 "2018-08-09T08:31:06Z")

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In the readme-file on the Desktop of the Starter Package, the user password is listed as: **easybot**

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**Author:** ![anon39559315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@anon39559315](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon39559315)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/change-root-password-keyboard-etc-in-ursim/2480/4 "2018-08-09T10:14:32Z")

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JBM, Thanks a a lot  
I will try later

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**Author:** ![Savoia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/savoia/32/4844_2.png) [@Savoia](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/Savoia)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/change-root-password-keyboard-etc-in-ursim/2480/5 "2021-01-26T23:02:44Z")

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