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Practical Linux Security Cookbook

by Tajinder Kalsi

April 2016

Beginner to intermediate

276 pages

5h 32m

English

Packt Publishing

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What this book covers

Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Downloading the example codeDownloading the color images of this bookErrataPiracyQuestions
Introduction
Developing a security policy
How to do it…How it works…
How to do it…How it works…There's more…
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…Vulnerability assessment
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Getting readyHow to do it…How it worksThere's more…Null or default passwordsIP spoofingEavesdroppingService vulnerabilitiesDenial of Service (DoS) attack
Introduction
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
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Viewing file and directory details using the ls commandGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…
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User authentication and loggingGetting StartedHow to do it...How it works...
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Getting startedHow to do it?How it works...
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Getting started...How to do it...How it works...
Remote server/host access using SSHGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…
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Managing the TCP/IP networkGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...
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Linux sXIDGetting ReadyHow to do it...How it works...
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Kali LinuxGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...
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Understanding the bash vulnerability through ShellshockGetting ReadyHow to do it…How it works…
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Viewing and managing log files using LogcheckGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…
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Using system tools – stat

While working on Linux, the most commonly used command is ls, which gives a listing of the files in the directory we specified. However, it shows only a little information about the files.

Instead, if we use the stat command, we can get more information about the files/directories when compared to using ls. Because stat is able to get information about a file from its node, it is able to give more information about the files.

Getting ready

Since stat is a built-in command of Linux, nothing else is needed to be installed in order to use it.

How to do it…

This section will explain the options and usage of the stat command. Using stat, we will can get the detailed status of a particular file or filesystem.