Reset root password in Kali Linux

sudo passwd root

In VM or with physical access

Follow these steps if you do not know the root password.

• Reboot the machine
• In GRUB menu, select Advanced options for Kali GNU/Linux
• A list will appear, press E for editing
• Using the arrows, go to the line starting with linux
• Replace ro with rw (changing from read-only to read-write)
• Add init=/bin/bash at the end of the line
• Press F10
• On the command line, enter passwd
• Enter the new password twice
• It should say password udated successfully
• Reboot the computer normally