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GPEN · Question #457

Which of the following is a method of gathering user names from a Linux system?

The correct answer is C. Gathering listening services from the xinetd configuration files. https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en- US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/pdf/Security_Guide/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-6- Security_Guide- en-US.pdf

Penetration Testing Foundations & Reconnaissance

Question

Which of the following is a method of gathering user names from a Linux system?

Options

  • ADisplaying the owner information of system-specific binaries
  • BReviewing the contents of the system log files
  • CGathering listening services from the xinetd configuration files
  • DExtracting text strings from the system password file

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    19% (4)
  • C
    71% (15)
  • D
    5% (1)

Explanation

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en- US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/pdf/Security_Guide/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-6- Security_Guide- en-US.pdf

Topics

#Linux enumeration#username harvesting#xinetd#reconnaissance

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