<\/a>How to Set Forgotten Password on Kali Linux<\/strong><\/h2>\nSetting a forgotten password on the Kali Linux system can be done easily from the main GRUB menu. The GRUB is a boot manager that allows you to load the operating system according to your choice. It scans your hard drive for a bootable operating system and loads them according to the one you need.<\/p>\n
By default, GRUB doesn\u2019t allow users to edit changes to the system, however, with slight modifications, you can change the settings and perform security sensitive procedures like changing the system password.<\/p>\n
If you are worried about setting a forgotten password on Kali Linux, simply follow the below-given steps to complete the process:<\/p>\n
Step 1: Open GRUB Boot Menu Edit Mode on Kali Linux<\/strong><\/p>\nFirst, you must run Kali Linux<\/strong> on your system either on a Virtual Machine or as a stand-alone operating system. Then, when you are at the GRUB Boot <\/strong>menu, simply use CTRL+E <\/strong>buttons simultaneously:<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/word-image-24205-1.png\")
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Step 2: Search the linux Line at the GRUB Menu<\/strong><\/p>\nAt the GRUB Boot menu<\/strong> editing mode<\/strong>, simply scroll down and look for the boot entry starting with line linux<\/strong>. Then, navigate towards that line using the navigation arrow until you are at the boot entry option \u201cro quiet splash<\/strong>\u201d:<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/word-image-24205-2.png\")
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Step 3: Replace Keywords at GRUB Menu<\/strong><\/p>\nAt the current option, replace ro<\/strong> (read)<\/strong> with rw (read and write), <\/strong>add init=\/bin\/bash <\/strong>in place of quiet <\/strong>to force the system to start the terminal at the next boot. You should also ensure removing the splash <\/strong>keyword right after the quiet <\/strong>line, so that, the final output will look like this:<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/word-image-24205-3.png\")
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Step 4:<\/strong> Boot the System to Command Line<\/strong><\/p>\nThen, use CTRL+X<\/strong> to boot Kali Linux <\/strong>to Command Line, wait until the command line interface appears on the screen:<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/word-image-24205-4.png\")
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Step 5: Set the Password for Kali Linux<\/strong><\/p>\nNow, you are at the command line interface, simply use the passwd <\/strong>command followed by the root <\/strong>keyword to set a new password for root on Kali Linux<\/strong>:<\/p>\npasswd<\/span> root<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/word-image-24205-5.png\")
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Step 6: Enter and Retype New Password<\/strong><\/p>\nDuring the process, you have to enter your New password<\/strong>, and press Enter <\/strong>after entering the password. Then again retype the New password <\/strong>that you have set previously to successfully update the root password on Kali Linux:<\/strong><\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/word-image-24205-6.png\")
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Note: <\/strong>If you have different users, you can replace root <\/strong>with the username <\/strong>to replace the password for that specific user on Kali Linux<\/strong>.<\/p>\nStep 7: Reboot the System<\/strong><\/p>\nNow, for the changes to be successfully made and to enter into the Kali Linux system login interface, you must reboot the system from the command-line using the following command:<\/p>\n
exec<\/span> \/<\/span>sbin\/<\/span>init<\/div><\/div>\nNote: <\/strong>It is important to note that normal reboot <\/strong>command won\u2019t work here because system has not been booted with systemd<\/strong> as init system, thus you will see the following error on the screen:<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/word-image-24205-7.png\")
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After following the above-given steps, you can login to your Kali Linux system with the new password you set in Step 6<\/strong>. However, it is important that you must enter the system as a root user in case you haven\u2019t changed the password for another user.<\/p>\n<\/a>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\nYou can set a forgotten password on Kali Linux by entering the GRUB menu<\/strong> using CTRL+E<\/strong>. Then, scroll down and replace \u201cro quiet splash\u201d <\/strong>with \u201crw init=\/bin\/bash\u201d <\/strong>to force the system to enter the editing mode. After you save the changes using CTRL+X,<\/strong> the device will reboot and enter the terminal mode after the reboot. At the terminal, simply use the passwd root command and set a password for your Kali Linux system and reboot the device using the \u201cexec \/sbin\/init\u201d <\/strong>command. After the reboot, you can enter Kali Linux with your new password and start using the operating system.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You can set a forgotten password on Kali Linux from the GRUB menu by making some slight modifications. Read this guide for more details.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":24454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1054],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kali-linux"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
First, you must run Kali Linux<\/strong> on your system either on a Virtual Machine or as a stand-alone operating system. Then, when you are at the GRUB Boot <\/strong>menu, simply use CTRL+E <\/strong>buttons simultaneously:<\/p>\n Step 2: Search the linux Line at the GRUB Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n At the GRUB Boot menu<\/strong> editing mode<\/strong>, simply scroll down and look for the boot entry starting with line linux<\/strong>. Then, navigate towards that line using the navigation arrow until you are at the boot entry option \u201cro quiet splash<\/strong>\u201d:<\/p>\n Step 3: Replace Keywords at GRUB Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n At the current option, replace ro<\/strong> (read)<\/strong> with rw (read and write), <\/strong>add init=\/bin\/bash <\/strong>in place of quiet <\/strong>to force the system to start the terminal at the next boot. You should also ensure removing the splash <\/strong>keyword right after the quiet <\/strong>line, so that, the final output will look like this:<\/p>\n Step 4:<\/strong> Boot the System to Command Line<\/strong><\/p>\n Then, use CTRL+X<\/strong> to boot Kali Linux <\/strong>to Command Line, wait until the command line interface appears on the screen:<\/p>\n Step 5: Set the Password for Kali Linux<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, you are at the command line interface, simply use the passwd <\/strong>command followed by the root <\/strong>keyword to set a new password for root on Kali Linux<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Step 6: Enter and Retype New Password<\/strong><\/p>\n During the process, you have to enter your New password<\/strong>, and press Enter <\/strong>after entering the password. Then again retype the New password <\/strong>that you have set previously to successfully update the root password on Kali Linux:<\/strong><\/p>\n Note: <\/strong>If you have different users, you can replace root <\/strong>with the username <\/strong>to replace the password for that specific user on Kali Linux<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Step 7: Reboot the System<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, for the changes to be successfully made and to enter into the Kali Linux system login interface, you must reboot the system from the command-line using the following command:<\/p>\n Note: <\/strong>It is important to note that normal reboot <\/strong>command won\u2019t work here because system has not been booted with systemd<\/strong> as init system, thus you will see the following error on the screen:<\/p>\n After following the above-given steps, you can login to your Kali Linux system with the new password you set in Step 6<\/strong>. However, it is important that you must enter the system as a root user in case you haven\u2019t changed the password for another user.<\/p>\n You can set a forgotten password on Kali Linux by entering the GRUB menu<\/strong> using CTRL+E<\/strong>. Then, scroll down and replace \u201cro quiet splash\u201d <\/strong>with \u201crw init=\/bin\/bash\u201d <\/strong>to force the system to enter the editing mode. After you save the changes using CTRL+X,<\/strong> the device will reboot and enter the terminal mode after the reboot. At the terminal, simply use the passwd root command and set a password for your Kali Linux system and reboot the device using the \u201cexec \/sbin\/init\u201d <\/strong>command. After the reboot, you can enter Kali Linux with your new password and start using the operating system.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You can set a forgotten password on Kali Linux from the GRUB menu by making some slight modifications. Read this guide for more details.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":24454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1054],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kali-linux"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n