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# User Enumeration

## Who are you?

```
whoami
id
```

## View sudo permissions

```
sudo -l
```

## View other users

```
cat /etc/passwd
cat /etc/passwd | cut -d : -f 1
```

* -d delimiter
* -f field

{% hint style="info" %}
Real users will be towards the bottom, root user at the top
{% endhint %}

## Sensitive files

```
cat /etc/shadow
cat /etc/group
```

## Check the history

```
history
```

## Try switching users

```
sudo su -
```