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GPEN · Question #400
You are pen testing a Linux target from your windows-based attack platform. You just moved a script file from the windows system to the Linux target, but it will not execute properly. What is the…
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Question
You are pen testing a Linux target from your windows-based attack platform. You just moved a script file from the windows system to the Linux target, but it will not execute properly. What is the most likely problem?
Options
- AThe byte length is different on the two machines
- BEnd of-line characters are different on the two machines
- CThe file must have become corrupt during transfer
- DASCII character sets are different on the two machines
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#line endings#CRLF vs LF#cross-platform scripting#file transfer