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  1. #1
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    Unable to provide root access to kali

    Hi,

    Env : Kali 2020.1 on VirtualBox 6.1

    I ran "sudo dpkg-reconfigure kali-grant-root" , chose "Enable password-less privilege escalation"
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure kali-grant-root
    INFO: Adding user kali to kali-trusted group.
    Adding user `kali' to group `kali-trusted' ...
    Adding user kali to group kali-trusted

    Results:

    kali@kali:~$ ifconfig
    bash: ifconfig: command not found
    kali@kali:~$

    I still need sudo ... I want to do away with sudo .. please assist

  2. #2
    Quote Originally Posted by fsoc View Post
    Hi,

    Env : Kali 2020.1 on VirtualBox 6.1

    I ran "sudo dpkg-reconfigure kali-grant-root" , chose "Enable password-less privilege escalation"
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure kali-grant-root
    INFO: Adding user kali to kali-trusted group.
    Adding user `kali' to group `kali-trusted' ...
    Adding user kali to group kali-trusted

    Results:

    kali@kali:~$ ifconfig
    bash: ifconfig: command not found
    kali@kali:~$

    I still need sudo ... I want to do away with sudo .. please assist
    ifconfig is long gone. Use 'ip' instead.

  3. #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by fsoc View Post
    Hi,

    Env : Kali 2020.1 on VirtualBox 6.1

    I ran "sudo dpkg-reconfigure kali-grant-root" , chose "Enable password-less privilege escalation"
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure kali-grant-root
    INFO: Adding user kali to kali-trusted group.
    Adding user `kali' to group `kali-trusted' ...
    Adding user kali to group kali-trusted

    Results:

    kali@kali:~$ ifconfig
    bash: ifconfig: command not found
    kali@kali:~$

    I still need sudo ... I want to do away with sudo .. please assist

    How can I get back root access ? Thanks

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