what is the root password as toor is not working

downloaded linux kali from https://www.offensive-security.com/k...mage-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!!!

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

sudo su
passwd root

https://www.kali.org/docs/introducti...t-credentials/


Try

• User: kali
• Password: kali

User kali
Password kali

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!!

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

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!!Attachment 4188

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

Please use following command

su - root

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

thanks that helped me too

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

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 has provided this fix and I've tried it, it works fine.

Thaks a lot to @sandyugale