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I'm using VMware Workstation v10.0.5 build-2443746 hosting kali v1.1.0a; 'native' VMware tools, as this procedure shows, would install but not give functionality to the HGFS/shared folders.

Once...

I'm using VMware Workstation v10.0.5 build-2443746 hosting kali v1.1.0a; 'native' VMware tools, as this procedure shows, would install but not give functionality to the HGFS/shared folders.

Once I...

For a long time, I was unable to get the 'ssh' service to start up at boot time. I'll describe the problems I encountered, and then the solution. I used VMware Workstation v10.0.0.5 to create a...

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I'm curious, what is the value in preserving the old/previous host ssh keys?

I'd recommend making a snapshot of the 'target' computer before attempting any exploit.
Prior to taking that snapshot, ensure the target VM is patched (or not) to the extent you like/prefer, as well...

Good security practices dictate usage of a plain 'user' account, vice always being logged in as root. One should switch users to do commands (via sudo) when such privileges are required.

If...

Hmmm, what that message seems like, to me, is that your BIOS is configured to boot the network device before your hard disk drive.
Suggest going through your BIOS settings carefully, and ensure you...

By default, yes, 'root' would be the typical user you'd log in as. If you established a plain 'user' account, then you could log in with that, as an alternative.
The password for the 'root' account...

Recommend the Dell Alienware M18x

I've downloaded the v1.06 x32 VM, unzipped it, and fired it up. When doing the apt-get update, I routinely get messages like the following:

W: Failed to fetch...

Am seeking a recommendation for a ePUB (not PDF) reader that will work in the default kali GNOME desktop.

Thank you.

So far I've discovered two kali linux tools that require manual updates (whereas apt-get retrieves the latest edition of the tool itself):
- openVAS
- joomla

What others are there that can be...

I really like and enjoy the kali Linux distro---thank you OffensiveSecurity guys for all the hard work you've done!

My suggestions are related to the virtual environment.
1. Provide both a 32...

+1 for Hiren.

Also, consider Knoppix.

Very awesome... I like it!

Thank you.

I went the route (though on VMware Workstation on Windoze) of increasing the size of the VMware Virtual HD, then booting up gparted-live-0.16.1_i486, which I used to finish expanding the /dev/sda1...

I would like to have the mouse behavior be "focus follows the mouse". I have the standard kali VMware VM downloaded and updated. I've added the gconf-editor, but that hasn't helped in finding the...

I have a Dell Latitude D830 laptop, running Windoze XP as the host OS, VMware Player installed to host VMs and the latest kali v1.03 vm (kali-linux-i386-gnome-vm) downloaded, configured to 2.7 GB...