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cyberHIGH2026-04-29 21:01 UTC

How To "Gaslight" A Binary

Here is a very simple C code: int main() { uid_t uid = getuid(); struct passwd *pw = getpwuid(uid); printf("uid: %d, user: %s\n", uid, pw->pw_name); return 0; } It simply prints your identity in the current session. Let's run it: [local@DouLen] ~ › ./whoami uid: 0, user: root The p

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