In this article, we will see how to reset Kali Linux root password.
During installation, Kali Linux allows users to configure a password for the root user. However, should you decide to boot the live image instead, the i386, amd64, VMWare and ARM images are configured with the default root password – “toor”, without the quotes.
If the above password doesnt work or forgot the root password in kali Linux, then follow below steps
1. From terminal run the below command to switch to root user.
sudo su - root
2. Run the following command to reset the root user password on Kali Linux.
passwd root
3. Now exit and switch to root user by using ‘su’ command. Then provide the password for root user.
su
