password help pls

eduarditoxpr

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so basically i recently downloaded kali-linux and went through all the process of enabling everything that it required. After i created my account on linux(here) it automatically logged me in the issue is that when i put in any command it asks for my password. I am sure its the correct password but i literally copyed and pasted it on there, not only that but i even switched to only number and still not working pls help i want to run nmap on it.
 


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Then this means you have set up a new user account? if so you have also set a password right?
yes i literally copied and pasted the password multiple times. but at the same time its impossible for me to know if im putting it correctly because its not even showing the (*)
 
Copied from where?
When you created the new account did you type-in the new password or did you copy\pasted it from somewhere?
Which keyboard layout was set then and which keyboard layout is it now?
i never got to set a password inside kali linux because right when i made the acc here i automatically recognized my username. i have all my passwords saved on rave and i copied from there. i never got to set up the keyboard layout in kali bcs again once i downloaded the app it automatically logged me in.
 
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i never got to set a password inside kali linux because right when i made the acc here i automatically recognized my username. i have all my passwords saved on rave and i copied from there.
You first said you made a new account (when I asked you) but now you're saying you didn't make it.

Since you contradict yourself the only option from me to you is to please use default username\password to create a new account and delete current one.
 
Sounds to me you might have Autologin enabled - see this article

also you can try to find your password
cat /etc/passwd
try this to reset password
su passwd root
 
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After i created my account on linux(here) it automatically logged me in the issue is that when i put in any command it asks for my password. I

Are you talking about your password for this site?
 

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