Power-up your Linux skills and get hands-on with some common utilities that you are likely to use day-to-day!
THM Room : https://tryhackme.com/room/linuxfundamentalspart3
TASK 1 Introduction
Let’s proceed!
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TASK 2 Deploy Your Linux Machine
I’ve logged into the Linux Fundamentals Part 3 machine using SSH and have deployed the AttackBox successfully!
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TASK 3 Terminal Text Editors
Create a file using Nano
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Edit “task3” located in “tryhackme”’s home directory using Nano. What is the flag?
Answer : THM{TEXT_EDITORS}
TASK 4 General/Useful Utilities
Ensure you are connected to the deployed instance (MACHINE_IP)
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Now, use Python 3’s “HTTPServer” module to start a web server in the home directory of the “tryhackme” user on the deployed instance.
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Download the file http://MACHINE_IP:8000/.flag.txt onto the TryHackMe AttackBox. What are the contents?
Answer : THM{WGET_WEBSERVER}
Create and download files to further apply your learning – see how you can read the documentation on Python3’s “HTTPServer” module. Use Ctrl + C to stop the Python3 HTTPServer module once you are finished.
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TASK 5 Processes 101
Read me!
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If we were to launch a process where the previous ID was “300”, what would the ID of this new process be?
Answer : 301
If we wanted to cleanly kill a process, what signal would we send it?
Answer : SIGTERM
Locate the process that is running on the deployed instance (MACHINE_IP). What flag is given?
Answer : THM{PROCESSES}
What command would we use to stop the service “myservice”?
Answer : systemctl stop myservice
What command would we use to start the same service on the boot-up of the system?
Answer : systemctl enable myservice
What command would we use to bring a previously backgrounded process back to the foreground?
Answer : fg
TASK 6 Maintaining Your System: Automation
Ensure you are connected to the deployed instance and look at the running crontabs.
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When will the crontab on the deployed instance (MACHINE_IP) run?
Answer : @reboot
TASK 7 Maintaining Your System: Package Management
Since TryHackMe instances do not have an internet connection…this task only requires you to read through the material.
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TASK 8 Maintaining Your System: Logs
Look for the apache2 logs on the deployable Linux machine
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What is the IP address of the user who visited the site?
Answer : 10.9.232.111
What file did they access?
Answer : catsanddogs.jpg
TASK 9 Conclusions & Summaries
Terminate the machine deployed in this room from task 2.
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Continue your learning in other Linux-dedicated rooms
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