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uname1. A UNIX command that returns a description of the current operating system. It describes the machine hardware type (e.g. Pentium), the name of the node on the network, which release of the OS, the OS name, specific CPU information, and the version of the OS. Key point: This is often the first command a hacker will run on the system when the hacker breaks in remotely. Hackers rarely known exactly what kind of system they have attacked. The other popular command hackers might execute is id. Example: Running uname -a on one of my systems results in: Linux gandalf.robertgraham.com 2.2.13-4mdk #1 Tue Sep 7 18:23:11 CEST 1999 i686 unknown From Hacking-Lexicon 2. get name and information about current kernel From whatis 3. print system information From whatis |
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