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Can tmp be deleted?
Yes,You can safely delete them. Yup. Just make sure you don’t run programs like Internet browsers or that Windows or any other app is updating. This way you can avoid problems with fles that are still being used.
How does tmp directory work?
The /tmp directory in Linux based systems contains necessary files that are temporarily required by the system as well as other software and applications running on the machine. For example, when you are writing a document, all the content inside that document is saved as a temporary file inside the /tmp directory.
Which file is used to configure Samba?
etc/samba/smb.conf
The default configuration file (/etc/samba/smb. conf) allows users to view their home directories as a Samba share. It also shares all printers configured for the system as Samba shared printers.
What is the smbtree command used in samba?
You can also use the smbtree command, which is a text-based SMB network browser. It displays a hierarchy diagram with all the known domains, the servers in those domains, and the shares on the servers.
What’s the difference between samba and samba client?
samba: Provides an SMB/Common Internet File System (CIFS) server that can be used to provide network services to SMB/CIFS clients samba-client: Provides some SMB/CIFS clients to complement the built-in SMB/CIFS file system in Linux. These clients allow access to SMB/CIFS shares and printing to SMB/CIFS printers.
How to exploit the samba daemon in metasploitable?
1 Run an intense NMAP Scan on the Metasploitable VM 2 Search for the samba daemon 3 Use Metasploit to exploit the samba daemon to obtain root 4 Obtain the Hashes from the /etc/shadow file 5 Use John the Ripper to break the Password Hashes
Where does the backtrack VM run in samba?
The BackTrack VM will use NMAP to scan the Metasploitable VM. This intense NMAP scan could take 3 to 5 minutes to run. Samba usually runs on ports 139 and 445.