But for daily OSs thanks for the heads-up! ;)

You need to learn how to copy paste from the terminal to the text box in here so that I and others can see the actual commands and results taking place to insure clarity.

If you typed 'ls' then gave it a space then /home then hit enter and got no results then either you do not have a user to begin with.

Or at least if one was created it was not done in the manner to have it also create for that said user to have a home directory as well. So just delete that user and recreate another one be it the same name or a different name. that is up to you.


[ OOPS I hit the quote and not edit button on this one it must be Monday Because I am not posting to myself ]

this is meant for @Safeway44

If the user has access issues and is not posting from the machine with the problem, copy/paste may not be an option for them.

hummm good point. But that does not prevent one from writing it out verbatim

I tried this on virtual box but I noticed the newly added user was not the super user. I tried a few codes to make the newly added user a super user but wasn't able to. I accessed command line through GRUB not with the Live CD in virtual box when I did that.How do I make it a super user for newly created user?

Safeway44 [code][/code] tags help too, clicking on "Go Advanced" while editing in the non-:newbie: forum for Kali (:doh: couldn't help myself :p) will help.

Do I need access to root to do this?
I don't have access to Root I had already created new user before you posted which means:
"add new user to sudo group" step was missed because I created the new user before I read your post. Can I still add it to the sudo group?

Should I use the live cd if I need access to root for this step? I want to keep the name of the new user. You understand the reason for the new user is because I forgot my username and password for the virtual box linux? I would rather get root back. How would I do that? I don't want to go through the hassle of reinstall though.

What flavor are you using?

Every one of them should give a one user (person that installed it) a means to gain root privileges.

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All is not lost. even if you screw up a user name and have to create a different one, you can still, after you calm the waters go back and get your name back.

go back to question 1.

what flavor did you install?

You too could just google.
[your Linux distro name here ] how to log in root linux
or something to that effect then
hit enter

whence you're have root - or su -
then you can edit /etc/sudoers

uncomment the sudoer group name
save exit
command line to add user, or anyone really, to that same group
usermod -aG wheel userName
usermod -aG sudo userName

one of the other- NOT both.

any problems post back

i completely forgot that i posted to this thread.
Safeway44, why is this still going on?

A live OS restarts ie installed itself fresh on each boot unless you use VB to save the session meaning you don't reboot( or like FatDog64 have a safefile like presence).

I had set it up so VB saves session.

It's going on because I'm trying to:
get root for a newly added user. The reason I had to add the New User is because I also forgot the username on both my virtual box version and hard drive install version of Linux Kali rollin.

The password issue was solved a number of pages ago. We are working on getting root for the newly added user now.

Kali Rollin on virtual Box and also installed on my hard drive.

How?
How do I do that?
Not able to follow you here can you clarify? What do I need to type? I created the new user, how do I do what your saying given that I'm not in root?