My name is Ayan Kumar Nath. I am a photographer, blogger and (aspiring) motorcyclist :-) You will find random tech experiments here - unconnected to what I do at work! All views here are my own
Most people think a simple command like: #cat /var/log/syslog …is trivial. It’s not. It’s one of the most coordinated, high-speed relay races your computer performs, every single time you hit Enter! L
Overview of Systemd Systemd is a modern init system and service manager for Linux operating systems. It is designed to overcome the limitations of the traditional SysVinit and Upstart systems. Systemd is responsible for bootstrapping the user space a...
Characteristics in Linux and Their Role in Privilege Escalation Linux is a powerful and versatile operating system widely used in servers, desktops, and embedded systems. Its architecture, permissions, and configurations define its characteristics, s...
What is SUID in Linux? SUID (Set User ID) is a special permission bit in Linux/Unix systems that allows users to execute a file with the permissions of the file owner, instead of the permissions of the user running the file. This is particularly usef...
The expression 2>/dev/null is a common syntax used in Unix-like operating systems (such as Linux) to redirect error messages (standard error) to a special "null device" (which essentially discards the output). Let’s break it down character by charact...
TryHackMe’s Silver Platter was released a couple of days ago and this was marked as “Easy” This is a write up of the room Initial Reconnaissance nmap showed a couple of ports open, 22, 80 and 8080 In the meantime, checking the IP on port 80 showed a...
Fun with Registry
Your own Genie (ChatGPT) in a bottle :-)
