Kali Linux 2020.1 change the root password

Kali Linux 2020.1 Changing the root password

after you install Kali Linux 2020.1 systems, need root privileges to install software. Since the default root user password is unknown, it is necessary to reset the root password in single-user mode. Steps are as follows:

(1) Start Kali Linux, enter the boot interface.
(2) Select Kali GNU / Linux item, and press e, enter Grub editing interface.
(3) selecting the line to Linux, it will modify ro rw, and add init = / bin / bash at the end.
(4) Press Ctrl + X or F10 restart the system to enter the single-user mode. .
(5) execute the passwd command, enter the password twice. Password Note that the input is not displayed.