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    Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux

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    • notverypunnyN
      notverypunny
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      If you know who the last person to run it was, maybe in their bash history

      Sounds like the definition of a needle in a haystack. If you know what the script does it might be simpler to re-write it depending on how complex it is.

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      • black3dynamiteB
        black3dynamite
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        find / -name *.sh 2>/dev/null?

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @black3dynamite
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          @black3dynamite said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

          find / -name *.sh 2>/dev/null?

          If the name ends in .sh. Often they don't.

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          • DustinB3403D
            DustinB3403
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            It could end in .py or any other extension.

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            • wirestyle22W
              wirestyle22 @DustinB3403
              last edited by

              @DustinB3403 Searching locally. One script removes certain tables from a database in order to disable e-mail notification during a scheduled restore and the other adds the tables back to the database after the restore has been completed.

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              • wirestyle22W
                wirestyle22 @coliver
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                @coliver No unfortunately.

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                • DustinB3403D
                  DustinB3403 @wirestyle22
                  last edited by

                  @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                  @coliver No unfortunately.

                  Are there additional users on this system? If so you might need to login as them and check the history for each of them.

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                  • wirestyle22W
                    wirestyle22 @DustinB3403
                    last edited by wirestyle22

                    @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                    @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                    @coliver No unfortunately.

                    Are there additional users on this system? If so you might need to login as them and check the history for each of them.

                    The problem is that I can't. They are local accounts and there was no transfer of information. No one knows the passwords. Can't reach out to these people as they left on bad terms apparently.

                    Very inconvenient

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                    • DustinB3403D
                      DustinB3403
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                      @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                      @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                      @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                      @coliver No unfortunately.

                      Are there additional users on this system? If so you might need to login as them and check the history for each of them.

                      The problem is that I can't. They are local accounts and there was no transfer of information. No one knows the passwords. Can't reach out to these people as they left on bad terms apparently.

                      Very inconvenient

                      So someone left / was termed?

                      su root
                      sudo passwd [login] [new pass]

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @DustinB3403
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                        @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                        @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                        @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                        @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                        @coliver No unfortunately.

                        Are there additional users on this system? If so you might need to login as them and check the history for each of them.

                        The problem is that I can't. They are local accounts and there was no transfer of information. No one knows the passwords. Can't reach out to these people as they left on bad terms apparently.

                        Very inconvenient

                        So someone left / was termed?

                        su root
                        sudo passwd [login] [new pass]

                        That's what I was thinking.

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                        • DustinB3403D
                          DustinB3403 @wirestyle22
                          last edited by

                          @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                          Can't reach out to these people as they left on bad terms apparently.

                          Yeah, okay, so login as root and change the user password. Why would it matter if you have to access their account now? The business gives you permission, right?

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                          • black3dynamiteB
                            black3dynamite @wirestyle22
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                            @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                            @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                            @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                            @coliver No unfortunately.

                            Are there additional users on this system? If so you might need to login as them and check the history for each of them.

                            The problem is that I can't. They are local accounts and there was no transfer of information. No one knows the passwords. Can't reach out to these people as they left on bad terms apparently.

                            Very inconvenient

                            You can do something like this:
                            find /home/ -name .bash_history 2>/dev/null | cat .bash_history

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                              @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                              It could end in .py or any other extension.

                              Or very likely, no extension at all. Most of mine don't have one.

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                              • wirestyle22W
                                wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                It could end in .py or any other extension.

                                Or very likely, no extension at all. Most of mine don't have one.

                                I create my own extensions for labeling purposes

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @wirestyle22
                                  last edited by

                                  @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                  @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                  @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                  @coliver No unfortunately.

                                  Are there additional users on this system? If so you might need to login as them and check the history for each of them.

                                  The problem is that I can't. They are local accounts and there was no transfer of information. No one knows the passwords. Can't reach out to these people as they left on bad terms apparently.

                                  Very inconvenient

                                  The admin can just reset passwords or log in as people. There is never a need to know the local user account passwords (and that goes for Windows, too.)

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                                  • DustinB3403D
                                    DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                    @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                    It could end in .py or any other extension.

                                    Or very likely, no extension at all. Most of mine don't have one.

                                    Doesn't that just make it annoying to run a script without knowing what language it was written in? (not that an extension is any indicator of the language used, but still).

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                                      @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                      @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                      @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                      @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                      @coliver No unfortunately.

                                      Are there additional users on this system? If so you might need to login as them and check the history for each of them.

                                      The problem is that I can't. They are local accounts and there was no transfer of information. No one knows the passwords. Can't reach out to these people as they left on bad terms apparently.

                                      Very inconvenient

                                      So someone left / was termed?

                                      su root
                                      sudo passwd [login] [new pass]

                                      Even easier...

                                      sudo -i su username

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                                      • DashrenderD
                                        Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                        @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                        @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                        @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                        @coliver No unfortunately.

                                        Are there additional users on this system? If so you might need to login as them and check the history for each of them.

                                        The problem is that I can't. They are local accounts and there was no transfer of information. No one knows the passwords. Can't reach out to these people as they left on bad terms apparently.

                                        Very inconvenient

                                        The admin can just reset passwords or log in as people. There is never a need to know the local user account passwords (and that goes for Windows, too.)

                                        How do you do into Windows as another user without their password? or resetting their password to something you know?

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                                        • DustinB3403D
                                          DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                          @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                          @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                          @wirestyle22 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                          @coliver No unfortunately.

                                          Are there additional users on this system? If so you might need to login as them and check the history for each of them.

                                          The problem is that I can't. They are local accounts and there was no transfer of information. No one knows the passwords. Can't reach out to these people as they left on bad terms apparently.

                                          Very inconvenient

                                          The admin can just reset passwords or log in as people. There is never a need to know the local user account passwords (and that goes for Windows, too.)

                                          I do this all of the time. I get a CYA in writing and just go. Forget all about the user lol

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                                            @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                            @DustinB3403 said in Locating a script that you don't know the name of in Linux:

                                            It could end in .py or any other extension.

                                            Or very likely, no extension at all. Most of mine don't have one.

                                            Doesn't that just make it annoying to run a script without knowing what language it was written in? (not that an extension is any indicator of the language used, but still).

                                            If you were on Windows, yes. But not on Linux since you don't have any need to know what language it is in, they just run.

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