I just did a clean install of Kali Linux amd64 installer onto oracle vm virtualbox and I can’t seem to figure out the password or username to Kali Linux, I’ve tried both old and new default that I found ( u:root p:toor —u:Kali p:Kali ) and anything I thought it could be I created myself and nothing. How can I go about this?
Edit : also using Ubuntu x64
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Yo, when it comes to virtual machines, VirtualBox is like, super popular, y'know? It's a dope software that lets you run multiple operating systems on one machine. But sometimes, users need help resetting their passwords. No worries, fam. In this article, we gotchu covered.
So, Step 1 is easy, just shut down the virtual machine, fam. You can select "Power off the machine" from the VirtualBox menu or click the "X" button if it's running.
Step 2, though, is where it gets juicy. You gotta boot up from a bootable system like Hiren's Boot CD that has password recovery tools, fam. First, click the virtual machine, then click the "Settings" button. In the "Storage" tab, click the optical drive icon under "Storage devices" and select "Choose Virtual Optical Disk File" to locate the ISO image. Select it and click "Open," fam.
Step 3 is straight up chaos, fam. You gotta change the boot order. In the "System" tab, click "Motherboard" and move the "CD/DVD" option to the top of the "Boot Order" by clicking that arrow button until it's number 1. Click "OK" to save that craziness.
Step 4, fam, is the main event. You can now start the virtual machine and boot from that ISO image, family. A menu of tools will pop up that you can use to reset the password. Choose the right tool and follow the instructions to reset the password. It varies depending on which tool you used.
Step 5, y'all, restart that virtual machine and log in with the new password. Be sure to choose a secure one, too. You don't want any pranksters sneaking in there.
In conclusion, it's super easy to reset the password on a virtual machine in VirtualBox. Just follow these simple steps, fam, and you'll be back in business in no time. Oh, and be sure to keep those passwords secure and don't forget them. Ain't nobody got time for that.
I was following a tutorial (as I'm completely new to this) and stumbled across the "password" setting time. I typed my usual password from other applications and then saw nothing was appearing so I didn't bother it and continued. A couple of hours later, I wanted to install WSL but saw it needed by password, and then the realization hit. That's the story... Is there any way I can fix this?
Assuming you are using Kali Linux 1.0, Press "e" to edit Grub Menu. Find the line starting with "linux". Change the "ro" with "rw" and add "init=/bin/bash" after "quiet". Press F10. You will get "root" console. Type and enter "passwd" to change root password. You should be good.
Well I think there is a way taking it back if your user have sudo prvilage and you find out that username?
well let go through it... first you must find a live OS. you can use Kali in live mode , Ubuntu in live mode or whatever.
mount the hard disk that has Kali or the root of your Kali OS. find /etc/passwd and open it... you might find the username you set inside it. something like this: user:x:1000:1000:USER,,,:/home/user:/bin/bash
that's your username.
Hopefuly you know that username pass else you are screwed. if you have the pass you can login to kali with your own username.
to change root. you must use this command:
sudo su -
prompts your username's password.
now you have access to root!!!
change your root pass by passwd
username: kali
password: kali
note: qwerty keyboard by default
When you set up Kali (I have Kali running here - and in a Virtual Machine), it will ask you to create a password for the root account. Do that and that will be the password. There is no preset password.
Try setting up the Virtual Machine again and this time, watch for the root account creation process and set up the password of your choice.
Once running, create a regular account and, if you wish, set it up as an admin account:
sudo useradd -m YOUR_USERNAME
sudo passwd YOUR_USERNAME # (asks you to create a new password and do that)
sudo usermod -a -G sudo YOUR_USERNAME