GCIH · Question #784
What is the purpose of the application rpcclient?
The correct answer is B. Interacting with SMB shares. rpcclient is a Unix/Linux command-line utility included with Samba that allows interaction with Windows RPC and SMB services for enumeration and administration.
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What is the purpose of the application rpcclient?
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- AEnumerating the pages of a website
- BInteracting with SMB shares
- CConnecting to the remote desktop of a workstation
- DAdding a new user to a host
How the community answered
(24 responses)- B88% (21)
- C8% (2)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
rpcclient is a Unix/Linux command-line utility included with Samba that allows interaction with Windows RPC and SMB services for enumeration and administration.
Web crawling and directory enumeration are performed by tools such as gobuster, dirb, or wget, not rpcclient.
rpcclient connects to Samba or Windows hosts using the SMB/CIFS protocol and exposes RPC calls for enumerating users, shares, printers, and domain information. It is widely used by penetration testers and administrators to query SMB-based services from Linux systems.
Remote desktop connections from Linux use dedicated RDP clients such as rdesktop or xfreerdp, not rpcclient.
Adding local users is done with commands like net user or useradd; rpcclient can enumerate users but its purpose is broader SMB/RPC interaction.
Concept tested: rpcclient tool function for SMB/RPC enumeration
Source: https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/rpcclient.1.html
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