Enabling the root user account in Kali

Now that all our updates and upgrades have been completed, let’s look at enabling the root user account in Kali Linux. You will have noticed by now that some versions of Kali, when installed, allow access with the default username and password of Kali. This was done as a security feature to not allow unintentional changes to configurations or tools. If we wish to execute commands or perform various tasks using root or administrator privileges instead, we must type sudo before the respective commands.

Sudo is an abbreviation for superuser do, which allows us to run commands and tools as a superuser with the highest privileges, known as root privileges. It can sometimes be a bit of a nuisance to have to type this before commands, but it becomes routine after a while.

However, if you are new to Kali and Linux-based operating systems, I do recommend using the default profile and typing sudo when necessary, but the choice is ultimately...