Required tools and preparation: -USB thumb drive (minimum 8G, preferable 16 G) -Backtrack 5 ISO. -Universal USB installer, you can get it from the official website:
Now that you have installed you Backtrack distribution, and changed your default password from "too" to that of your choice, another security measure is also waiting for us.
The "root" account in Backtrack as is the case with Linux distribution is the most privileged account. It gives you the privilege of doing anything you like without asking for any confirmation, simply because the system supposes that you are completely aware of every single step you make.
It's good not having a annoying girlfriend or wife bothering you every time with those useless questions and nagging !!! However, cautions are very useful sometimes. It is better to think twice or have two different points of view before proceeding ;-) As a non-professional user of a Linux system, you may break things in the system and ending up reinstalling the system again and again, and this is what makes so many Linux users resign and resolve to their easy to use windows systems, why simply getting all this trouble they may say !!!!
They simply don't know that one has to be a professional Linux user in order to run the system as a "root" user, so if you don't want to damage your system or loose important data, you have to create a non privileged user in Backtrack,as such even you mishandle things in that account, these changes will not affect the "root" account in any way even if your machine got pawned by a hacker !!
We talked a lot i think, so let's move to practical things here with this video tutorial:
Commands used in the video:
* root@bt:~#adduser kiko
change "kiko to the name of your choice
type the specific password for the user you created, & retype it again.
You can fill in all the rest of the fields, or just skipping them by pressing "enter", then type "y" to confirm.
*root@bt:~#visudo
Now that you have added your new user account, you would not like to switch to "root' to do every small task !! So we will allow the usage of "sudo" command for the new created user. We need to add the user to "sudoers" list, and this is simply what "visudo" command does.
Once you type it, a "nano" config file will be displayed for you:
Go to the end of the screen and look for the following line: %admin ALL=(ALL) ALL
After this add a line same as the above but replace "admin" with the username you created. The example in the video is: %kiko ALL=(ALL) ALL
Now you will be able able to use the "sudo" command without having to switch bach back to the "rrot" account to do a specific task. If you you want to install vlc for example, you will have to type
root@bt:~#sudo apt-get install vlc
Important !!! After you finish editing the file, hit "ctrl+O" to save the file, then hit "ctrl+X" to exit.Read more
Now that you have installed Backtrack, certain security measures have to be undertaken. Your first priority here is to change the default password. Well, the process is very easy !!
All what you have to do is to open a terminal and type:
root@bt:~#passwd
type you new password, then wou will be asked again to confirm:
Welcome to Backtrack-wifu.blogspot.com. A beginner may wonder what is Backtrack?We are going to provide the simplest possible answer by saying that Backtrack is " the highest rated and acclaimed Linux security distribution to date. BackTrack is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal that aids security professionals in the ability to perform assessments in a purely native environment dedicated to hacking. Regardless if you’re making BackTrack your installed Operating System, boot it from a Live DVD or USB, the penetration distribution has been customized down to every package, kernel configuration, script and patch solely for the purpose of the penetration tester. BackTrack is intended for all audiences from the most savvy security professionals to early newcomers to the information security field. BackTrack promotes a quick and easy way to find and update the largest database of security tools collection to-date." (Adaptef from: www.backtrack-linux.org) This distribution offers you a huge set of tools for testing network security, that you may hardly find in any similar distribution dedicated to penetration testing. Backtrack 5 is based on Ubuntu Lucid (10.04 LTS). You can download the distribution in a GNOME or a KDE version, for 32-bit or 64-bit x86. It is a DVD ISO file that you can use as a LIVE operating system if you just want to test it. You can also write it in a usb drive, or even install it in a virtual desktop environment like Vmware or Virtualbox box before taking the decision of having it installed on your hard disk. We are going to cover all these options in the coming tutorials, just keep an eye on us, and be patient. Thanks for your visit. Read more
-Select Backtrack 5 r3.
-Select the desktop environment of your choice (GNOME or KDE)
-Select your architecture "32" bit or "64" bit.
-Select "ISO" if you want to burn it into a dvd and use it as a live OS or burn install it in your hard drive, VMware if you want to use it in a virtual environment.
-Select the your download type, whether "direct" or "torrent".
Once the download finishes, burn the ISO file in a DVD, then reboot, & proceed as follows follow :
When you boot the Dvd, press "inter" and you'll have the following screen displayed, choose the default boot option 'number 1' & press "enter" again
Then, type startx to launch the graphical interface:
After that, you'll be logged in to the Desktop: click the installer icon and follow the instructions of this video, (please select the HD playing option in youtube for a better display).
When you finish click "restart now" and enjoy Backtrack !
You have to bear in mind that the default username in Backtrack is "root" & the default password is "toor", then in order to start the graphic interface you have to type "startx"
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