Unix 10
This exercise is one of our challenges to help you learn more about Unix/Linux
In this challenge, you will log in to the system using the credentials pentesterlab
for both the username and password. The task involves locating and extracting a file named backup.tgz
left in the /tmp
directory by the user root
. The /tmp
directory is often used for temporary storage and file sharing because it is accessible to everyone and is usually cleaned up after each reboot.
By examining the file permissions of /tmp
, you will learn that it is a directory with read, write, and execute permissions for everyone, and it has the sticky bit set. This setting ensures that only the file creator or the directory owner can delete or modify the files within. The backup.tgz
file is a compressed tar archive, and your goal is to decompress it to find the key inside. Remember to remove any files you create during this process.