Default username and password (root password)

Hello,
I just booted up a BT5 x64 on my laptop, so I am at the KDE login prompt, it is asking for a username and a password.
I tried the well known root/toor but didn‘t succeded. Also tried root/(blank) but that isn‘t it either.
So if anyone can just post the correct username/password combo I would be really grateful.

Thanks,
DOMy

I'm guessing you have it installed then ?
When booting from USB drive/DVD default password is displayed just before you can type startx (for instance). Did you check that ? Anyway, I believe it should be root/toor...

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Originally Posted by comaX

I'm guessing you have it installed then ?
When booting from USB drive/DVD default password is displayed just before you can type startx (for instance). Did you check that ? Anyway, I believe it should be root/toor...

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It didn‘t start with the default option, so I started it by choosing Debug mode, after that it booted automatically into X not giving me the chance to observe any comments in the console :S

So no, I don‘t have it installed...

when booting from usb or dvd there should not be a password request just type in startx


check the md5sum

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Originally Posted by r083rt

when booting from usb or dvd there should not be a password request just type in startx


check the md5sum

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I got it via the torrent which automatically chevks for the checksum...r u also talking about booting into debug mode?
Anyhow there was a txt attached to the iso, maybe the pwd is written in that will check on this later when I got home.

Ι got the same issue on a vm. Normal mode cant get X to start, so i tried debug mode which got me with X up and kdm asking for password.
'toor' doesnt seem to work.

I opened a new terminal session on a second screen with ALT-F2 and changed the password for the user root. I added also a new User to the system. Login works now
and i can see the KDE Loading Screen but fall back to login screen every time. So also no success from my side.

Ok. I have it!
Boot in the normal Mode and let startx fail, then check this Post here -> http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...x-problem.html

Works for me.

@BeNeDeLuX
Thanx for pointing to that thread, finally kde x64 up and running!

Try this:

1) At the BackTrack boot menu, choose "Debug mode" (do not hit enter).
2) press tab while the "BackTrack Debug" menu option is selected.
3) Edit the boot parameter, and add a "splash" value.

The line should look similar to this:

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/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/custom.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.gz text splash --

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See if this helps. Please report back to this thread.

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Originally Posted by muts

Try this:

1) At the BackTrack boot menu, choose "Debug mode" (do not hit enter).
2) press tab while the "BackTrack Debug" menu option is selected.
3) Edit the boot parameter, and add a "splash" value.

The line should look similar to this:

Code:

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/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/custom.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.gz text splash --

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See if this helps. Please report back to this thread.

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Adding splash made the Debug option equal with the Default option, so on my machine it just simply didn't boot in...black screen.