How to reset Kali Linux root password
How to reset Kali Linux root password
- Lubos Rendek
- Kali Linux
Objective
This guide will provide you with an information on how to reset lost or forgotten root ( administrator ) password on Kali Linux.Operating System and Software Versions
- Operating System: - Kali Rolling Release
Requirements
Physical access to your computer or virtual machine with the Kali Linux installation is required.Difficulty
EASYConventions
- # - requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of
sudocommand - $ - requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
Instructions
Step 1: Boot Into GRUB menu
Reboot your Kali Linux system into the GRUB boot menu. Highlight the default boot menu you are usually booting from and press the
e key in order to edit this boot menu entry.
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Step 2: Edit GRUB menu
Once you entered the GRUB menu edit mode you will be presented with the following window. Scroll down until you hit the line starting with keyword
linux.
After you have located the appropriate boot entry as specified by the previous step, use navigational arrows to look for keyword
ro and replace it with keyword rw. Next, on the same boot entry find keyword quiet and replace it with init=/bin/bash.Step 3: Check RW permissions on root partition
Type
mount command and look for / root mount partition. Confirm that this partition is mounted with rw permissions.Step 4: Reset Kali root password
At this point we are ready to reset the root user password. Type
passwd command and enter your new password. Enter the root password again to verify. Press ENTER and confirm that the password reset was successful.Step 5: Reboot Kali
At this stage you are done. Simply reboot your system or continue booting using the following linux command:root@(none):/# exec /sbin/init
Troubleshooting
Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: Authentication token manipulation error passwd: password unchangedYour root partition is mounted read-only. Try:
# mount -o remount,rw /to resolve this issue.
[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exit code=0x0007f00Make sure that you removed
splash boot option when editing grub's menu item.When trying to reboot with
reboot command I get:Failed to connect to bus: No such file or directory Failed to talk to init daemon.Ignore, and reboot with:
# exec /sbin/init
