Default password for root user is not "toor"

[stayfr0sty]

The title speaks for itself. When I opened laptop lid I saw a password request for root user. What do you know? After typing the default password it says "unlocking failed"
Can this be considered a bug or I'm doing something horribly wrong?

[muts]

You're doing something horribly wrong.
Remember that during a live session (ie, before you run an install), there is NO root password set.

[Deadboy]

It might help by letting people know the following:

1) Which version of Backtrack are you trying to run? KDE vs. Gnome? 32 or 64 bit?

2) Are you booting from the default or other option?

3) Are you trying to be a l33t hackrz by installing a distro you know little/nothing about?

[Scamentology]

It does this to me too. I just dont close my laptop lid anymore. even does it after I change the power management options.

This happens when it comes out of standby. No password will work.

[stayfr0sty]

It might help by letting people know the following:

1) Which version of Backtrack are you trying to run? KDE vs. Gnome? 32 or 64 bit?

2) Are you booting from the default or other option?

3) Are you trying to be a l33t hackrz by installing a distro you know little/nothing about?

1) BackTrack 5 KDE 32 bit

2) Default

3) What?

[grievsa93]

im going to bet my house that you burnt the iso with Max Speed....

ReBurn the iso but use speed x2 and do a slow speed, this can be an issue when discs are burnt fast, also verify the image before you burn the disc.

[stayfr0sty]

im going to bet my house that you burnt the iso with Max Speed....

ReBurn the iso but use speed x2 and do a slow speed, this can be an issue when discs are burnt fast, also verify the image before you burn the disc.

Your house is mine! I'm using flash drive and the image is totally fine according to checksums.

[DigiP]

After you boot off the live disc you should already be logged in as root and see a shell prompt, type passwd and set a new password before starting X. If you close the lid on your laptop and the screen locks before you do this, you will have to reboot.

[stayfr0sty]

After you boot off the live disc you should already be logged in as root and see a shell prompt, type passwd and set a new password before starting X. If you close the lid on your laptop and the screen locks before you do this, you will have to reboot.

It worked! You've just pinned down the whole issue.
Many thanks!

[gchaze]

If you close the lid on your laptop and the screen locks before you do this, you will have to reboot.

If you get locked out on resume you can log into a virtual terminal (ctrl+alt+F1) and use passwd to set a root password. Then hit ctrl+alt+F7 and you'll be able to log back in. This might keep someone from losing their work. The best solution, of course, is the one mentioned above. BT4 had the same "issue".