Table of contents
Step one: Change root password
Step 4: Restart the network card
kali Linux version: kali Linux 2023.1
VMware virtual machine version: VMware16.0.0
Xshell version: Xshell 7
First download its image file from the official websiteKali Linux | Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking Linux Distribution.
Step one: Change root password
sudo passwd rootEnter in kali terminal: sudo passwd root
You will be prompted to enter the password for kali (usually the password for the image file downloaded from the official website is kali )
Then enter your new password twice
su rootEnter the su root command to log in to the root user
After entering the command, enter the password you just defined.
Step 2: Check the IP address
ifconfig
Use ifconfig to check IP address
Remember the IP address here will be used later
Step 3: Set up a static IP
vim /etc/network/interfacesUse the vim command to open the /etc/network/interfaces file
Click on the file and then press i to enteredit mode
add below
auto eth0
inface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.*.*
gateway 192.168.*.2
netmask 255.255.255.0Fill in the IP address you just viewed in address
Fill in the gateway and fill in the IP address just now, but the difference is that the last digit is replaced by 2.
Press Esc to exit editing mode,entercommand mode
Enter :wq to save
Step 4: Restart the network card
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth0 upRestart the network card through the above two commands
Step 5: Enable ssh
vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Also enter the etc/ssh/sshd_config file through the vim command
Click on the file and press i to enteredit mode
Find #PermitRootLogin prohibit-password
Change to PermitRootLogin yes
Press Esc to exit editing mode,entercommand mode
Enter :wq to save
Then start ssh through the following two codes
service ssh start #启用ssh
systemctl enable --now ssh #开机启动Step 5: Connect in Xshell
Create a new one in Xshell (alt+n)
Enter the IP address of the static IP you just set on the host, and the name can be anything you want.
In user authentication
Username is root
The password is the root password defined at the beginning
Finally, just click Connect