Troubleshooting
- I have forgotten the password
- The OSINT bookmarks are missing from Firefox
- The virtual machine is running slowly!
- I can’t install VMWare or VirtualBox on Windows 10.
- Intel/AMD Virtualization not enabled in BIOS
- The screen is hard to read.
- Failed to import appliance. Code: NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG(0x80070057)
- After importing the OVA in VirtualBox, it quits.
- VirtualBox error message on Mac OS: “Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)"
- I'm getting an error when trying to use Twint.
- I can't copy and paste from the host OS to the TL VM in VirtualBox.
If you changed the password on the VM from the default user - osint password - osint then you can still access the virtual machine by following the instructions contained in this blog: https://dannyda.com/2020/01/07/how-to-reset-kali-linux-forgotten-root-password-reset-kali-linux-password-with-single-user-mode/
When creating a new VM, open Firefox up first before running a system update. The system update will override bookmark settings when Firefox hasn't run.
If you don't wish to create a new OVA you can import the bookmarks from here Trace Labs OSINT bookmarks or you may wish to try OSINT Combine's bookmarks
Check the following links to increase the amount of resources in the virtual machine so that you can run more applications concurrently.
VMWare: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1004059
VirtualBox: https://docs.bitnami.com/virtual-machine/faq/administration/increase-memory/
Windows 10 has a new feature called Credential Guard which stops VMware being installed. You may want to refer to the following Microsoft article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/3204980/virtualization-applications-do-not-work-together-with-hyper-v-device-g
You may get an error such as this when trying to power on a virtual machine.
If so, it means you need to enable virtualization in your BIOS. https://www.howtogeek.com/213795/how-to-enable-intel-vt-x-in-your-computers-bios-or-uefi-firmware/
On high definition monitors the virtual machine may appear to be hard to read. Please refer to this guide: https://www.kali.org/docs/general-use/hidpi/
If you encounter a message in VirtualBox that it failed to import appliance, there is not enough space on the disk. Refer to the VM specs and make sure there’s enough hard disk space.
The message below is from an older version of VirtualBox. The current OVA is compatible with VirtualBox version 6.1.16. Update your version of VirtualBox.
Note: If you are using Big Sur, VirtualBox is currently not compatible with this OS version. You can download a 30-day trial version of VMWare.
If it is the first time that you are using VirtualBox on your Mac OS, you may encounter this error message when you're setting up your first VM. This means that the privacy settings in your Mac OS is preventing the Virtual Box application from loading. You need to go do the following:
Step 1: Go to the System Preferences > Security and Privacy.
Step 2: Under the General tab of the Security and Privacy settings, you should see text that states "System software from developer "Oracle America, Inc." was blocked from loading.” Click the “Allow” button.
You can run the update from the desktop by installing from Github. Use the following command:
pip3 install --user --upgrade git+https://github.com/twintproject/twint
You need to change the clipboard settings to bidirectional.
Step 1: Go to Settings.
Step 2: Go to General, then click on the Advanced tab.
