5 Useful Things in Backtrack Linux

1.      About user name and password

Backtrack use root for the username and toor for the password. You should provide it at the first time login in your first time installation.

2. startx command

Don't shocked if you see the black screen with command only when you use backtrack. Backtrack designed to use command line, but if you want to enable the window, you can type startx command after you log in.

3. Metasploit Framework

The most famous tools in Backtrack is Metasploit framework, this tools is used for penetration testing into vulnerable system. You can go to metasploit framework by typing /pentest/exploits/framework3/msfconsole, and there's also pentest/exploits/framework2/msfconsole.

4. Log Out

In Backtrack, you cannot restart or shut down your computer from X-Window. One thing you can do when you finish use backtrack from X-Window is Log Out. To do this, click the Dragon icon at the bottom left of your Backtrack and then Click Log Out.

5. Shutdown, Restart

When you finish use the X-Windows, you will be inside the terminal again.

To shutdown your Backtrack : poweroff

To restart your Backtrack : reboot