diff --git a/auto/config b/auto/config
index d15dc3b..fa651c3 100755
--- a/auto/config
+++ b/auto/config
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ lb config noauto \
 	--debian-installer live \
 	--linux-packages linux-image \
 	--linux-flavours kali \
+	--bootappend-live "live-config.username=root" \
 	"$@"
diff --git a/config/includes.chroot/lib/live/config/0031-root-password b/config/includes.chroot/lib/live/config/0031-root-password
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..02bdc52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/includes.chroot/lib/live/config/0031-root-password
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Set "toor" as root password
+usermod -p 'X014elvznJq7E' root
+