OverTheWire Bandit Level 17 → 18 Walkthrough
Using diff to find the one changed line between two password files
OverTheWire Bandit Level 17 → 18 Walkthrough
Level goal: There are 2 files in the homedirectory: passwords.old and passwords.new. The password for the next level is in passwords.new and is the only line that has been changed between passwords.old and passwords.new
NOTE: if you have solved this level and see ‘Byebye!’ when trying to log into bandit18, this is related to the next level, bandit19
Commands you may need: cat, grep, ls, diff
Helpful reading: None
Write-up
Simple use of diff command.
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bandit17@melinda:~$ diff passwords.old passwords.new
The output from password.new file gives the password.
Level 18 password:
kfBf3eYk5BPBRzwjqutbbfE887SVc5Yd