Part 1: Simple UNIX Commands
Most DOS commands have UNIX and Linux equivalents. Listed below are
some of the main commands you will need to know to use a shell account.
HELP = HELP
COPY = CP
MOVE = MV
DIR = LS
DEL = RM
CD = CD
To see who else is on the system you can type WHO. To get information
about a specific user on the system type FINGER . Using those basic
UNIX commands you can learn all you need to know about the system you are
using.
Part 2: Cracking Passwords
On UNIX systems the file that contains the passwords for all the users
on the system is located in the /etc directory. The filename is passwd. I bet
your thinking...."Great. All I have to do is get the file called /etc/passwd
and I'll be a hacker." If that is what you are thinking then you are dead
wrong. All the accounts in the passwd file have encrypted passwords. These
passwords are one-way encrypted which means that there is no way to decrypt
them. However, there are programs that......
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