# Passwords

### Check the history first

```
history
cat .bash_history
```

### Check for passwords

{% embed url="<https://swisskyrepo.github.io/InternalAllTheThings/redteam/escalation/linux-privilege-escalation/#looting-for-passwords>" %}

<pre><code><strong>grep --color=auto -rnw '/' -ie "PASSWORD" --color=always 2> /dev/nullf
</strong><strong>find . -type f -exec grep -i -I "PASSWORD" {} /dev/null \;
</strong></code></pre>

{% hint style="info" %}
Run linPEAS if nothing shows up manually
{% endhint %}

### Right in front of us

Sometimes the path is right in front of us like a file right in the home directory. Especially in a CTF situation, enumeration on very piece of information given will lead to success... AVOID RABBIT HOLES.

<figure><img src="/files/txSnWFMOgq3CxCIMxc0H" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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