what is the root password as toor is not working

[mailajayck]

downloaded linux kali from https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-vm-vmware-virtualbox-image-download/

unable to login to the VM Image kali-linux-2020.2a-vmware-amd64

can someone help with the password default for root to login to the VM ?

am a new user going through penetration testing first lesson just today

would be really helpful to follow through if this password for root user is known and make this journey :)

Thanks in Advance Fellows!!!

[sandyugale]

I had same issue , I login in with kali/kali and then reset the password of root

sudo su
passwd root

[suryapratapsingh]

https://www.kali.org/docs/introduction/default-credentials/


Try


User: kali
Password: kali

[bigbiz]

User kali
Password kali

[cinta87]

Greetings!

User: Kali
Password Kali is working! However, when setting up the VM (Kali-Linux02020.2a-vbox-amd64 Debian 64bit), it didn't asked me to configure regional settings/creation of password for root user etc. Login screen was directly loaded. When initiating command it gives below error:-

kali@kali:~$ apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done
E: List directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial is missing. - Acquire (13: Permission denied)
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)

I also tried "toor" without the quotes for root user but in vain.

Any help is highly appreciated!!

[userofkali]

As older version of kali having root password toor . But In latest version we need to set password for root .

Please try this :
sudo passwd root & after that you can set password for root

[cinta87]

I did managed to change the password of user "root" as per above mentioned procedure.

However, when I execute "ifconfig" it doesn't work from user "Kali" I thought its a user with higher privileges? Sorry, I am a novice, learning Linux to steer my career from Storage administration to Cyber Security & while following a video to create python script, I have to add "ifconfig" command & its failing to run.

Attached is the error, I receive, can you suggest, how to fix this?

Many Thanks for your time & assistance!!4188

[userofkali]

I am sorry for late reply you

sudo is a command-line program that allows trusted users to execute commands as root or another user

Please use command su - root

Thanks & Regards

[userofkali]

Please use following command

su - root

and know you can run ifconfig with having root privilege. As kali User is belongs to sudo group

[ploterdeimpresion]

thanks that helped me too

[kalinux01]

So on the latest release 2020.3, it doesn't ask to setup a root password. It only asks to setup a user and password for it.

Rest none of the combo works. You need to login using your created user. Then:

su to root and use the password toor:kali (either one of them depending when you see the reply)

Then you are into root >> use the passwd command to update a password of your choice. It took me 2 hours to figure out this and nowhere documented.

If you are lucky, you would read this reply in less time than mine

[Mapat]

Hi,
After login with:
Username: kali
Password: kali

Use this command:

kali@kali:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for kali:

root@kali:/home/kali# passwd root
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
root@kali:/home/kali#

On 12th of July, @sandyugale (https://forums.kali.org/member.php?169223-sandyugale) has provided this fix and I've tried it, it works fine.

Thaks a lot to @sandyugale (https://forums.kali.org/member.php?169223-sandyugale)