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Linux Add User

Create a new user with UID 0


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  • Normal

Authors

  • skape < mmiller [at] hick.org >
  • vlad902 < vlad902 [at] gmail.com >
  • spoonm < spoonm [at] no$email.com >

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Usage Information

$ msfconsole

                ##                          ###           ##    ##
 ##  ##  #### ###### ####  #####   #####    ##    ####        ######
####### ##  ##  ##  ##         ## ##  ##    ##   ##  ##   ###   ##
####### ######  ##  #####   ####  ##  ##    ##   ##  ##   ##    ##
## # ##     ##  ##  ##  ## ##      #####    ##   ##  ##   ##    ##
##   ##  #### ###   #####   #####     ##   ####   ####   #### ###
                                      ##

msf > use payload/linux/x86/adduser
msf payload(adduser) > generate


Module Options

PASS The password for this user (default: metasploit)
SHELL The shell for this user (default: /bin/sh)
USER The username to create (default: metasploit)
AppendExit Append a stub that executes the exit(0) system call
PrependChrootBreak Prepend a stub that will break out of a chroot (includes setreuid to root)
PrependSetresuid Prepend a stub that executes the setresuid(0, 0, 0) system call
PrependSetreuid Prepend a stub that executes the setreuid(0, 0) system call
PrependSetuid Prepend a stub that executes the setuid(0) system call
VERBOSE Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE Specify the workspace for this module