OverTheWire: Bandit Level 3 → Level 4
The Bandit wargames are aimed at absolute beginners. It will teach the basics needed to be able to play other wargames.
Level Goal
The password for the next level is stored in a hidden file in the inhere directory.
Commands you may need to solve this level
ls, cd, cat, file, du, find
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> whatis ls
ls (1) - list directory contents
> whatis cd
cd (1) - change working directory
> whatis cat
cat (1) - concatenate files and print on the standard output
> whatis file
file (1) - determine file type
> whatis du
du (1) - estimate file space usage
> whatis find
find (1) - search for files in a directory hierarchy
Note: All commands don’t have to be used to complete level
Helpful Reading Material
15 Basic ‘ls’ Command Examples for Linux Beginners
Solution
View the files that are present in the current working directory using the ls command
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bandit3@bandit:~$ ls
inhere
Move into the inhere/ directory. This can be done using the cd command
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bandit3@bandit:~$ cd inhere/
View files that are in the directory using the ls command. Since we know the file is hidden we have to use the -a flag to view hidden files.
(For more information on the ls command and its various flags refer to man ls or ls --help )
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bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ ls -a
. .. .hidden
View the content of the .hidden file using the cat command
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bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ cat .hidden
pIwrPrtPN36QITSp3EQaw936yaFoFgAB
We have found the password for the next level !!
Logout of the current session and use the password of user bandit4 to access the next level
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> ssh bandit4@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220
This is a OverTheWire game server. More information on http://www.overthewire.org/wargames
bandit4@bandit.labs.overthewire.org's password: pIwrPrtPN36QITSp3EQaw936yaFoFgAB