The UNIX operating system has gone through many different and interesting
incarnations since it was invented in the early 70's, but one thing is clear:
It's a real fun system for a hacker to play with. Once you get past the
initial halting steps of learning what you can do with it, UNIX provides
many avenues of exploration, and many opportunities to get it to do things
that the owners of the machine didn't expect you (as a user) to be able
to do.
What's interesting about technical files like those below is that the
authors will often give you a basic set of skills with UNIX before
immediately delving into the arcana and weirdness necessary to do the
trickery they're attempting. It must have made for a mighty odd way
to learn about an operating system for a young person on a BBS. Maybe
it was even the better way.
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Improving the Security of Your Site by Breaking Into It, by Dan Farmer and Wietse Venema
UNIX For Beginners Second Edition, by Brian W. Kernighan
Understanding the UNIX Operating System (Berkeley 4.2) Patched Together by The War
My Favourite UNIX Commands, By ZeeBee Australia Inc. 1990
Gaining Better Access On Any Unix System, by Doctor Dissector
A Beginner's Guide to Hacking UNIX by Jester Sluggo (October 8, 1985)
A Unix "Bible" (Actually a Glossary
White Paper on UNIX Security Issues, by Robert B. Reinhardt, November 11, 1992
Improving the Security of your UNIX System, by David A. Curry (April, 1990)
Newbie Tips: (Changing to / Hidden Directories) 1.1
Hacking Servers 101 by ChronicK of The E0D
UNIX Odds and Ends: Keeping Users Off the System
The Basics of Hacking, by The Knights of Shadow (VAXs/UNIX)
How to Hack UNIX and VAX Systems by Thief and Wizard (1989)
UNIX Abuse Collection, by ZeeBee Australia
Hacking Servers: A Beginner's Guide, by Lord Dredd
A Vulnerability in All known linux Distributions, by Bloodmask (August 13, 1996)
SOFTDOCS: Maccrac Version 0.1a by Ole Buzzard
A Beginner's Guide to Hacking Unix
A Beginner's Guide to Hacking UNIX By Jester Sluggo
A List of NFS Tricks by Lord Pyro
NIS Explained by Virtual Circuit and Psychotic
A Flaw in the Berkeley 4.3 UNIX Passwd Program, with Code and History
PHELON #1: Some Information About Unix (For Beginners)
Some UNIX Ports and What to Do With Them
Improving the Security of your UNIX System, by David Curry
How to Improve Security on a Newly Installed SunOS 4.1.3 System by Thomas M. Kroeger (July 1994)
Improving the Securit of Your Unix System, by David A. Curry (April 1990)
A Little Sendmail Stuff, using the passwd file
UNIX: A Hacking Tutorial, by Sir Hackalot
UNIX and Today's Hacker by Syncomm of (SOB 513)
Yet Even More Stupid Things to Do With Unix! by Shooting Snark
Know your UNIX System Administrator
Basic Unix Use, by Lord Lawless
Security and the UNIX Operating System, 1990
A List of Some of the Most Useful UNIX Hacking Commands, and Some Hints on Their Usage
UNIX Nasties by Shooting Shark (April 6, 1986)
UNIX Trojan Horses by Shooting Shark of Tiburon Systems (June 26, 1986)
UNIX Use and Security from the Ground Up by The Prophet (December 5, 1986)
A Guide to UNIX Systems Part I by Hackers Against Law Enforcements (September 1, 1989)
UNIX Primer and Command Reference by Frosty of Mechwarriors
Things to Know about UNIX, by Sir Charles Hansen
Improving the Security of your UNIX System, by David A. Curry (April, 1990)
The Fundamentals of UNIX Passwords, by Mr. Slippery
Unix Conversions (From DOS to UNIX) by David Johnson
UNIX Use and Security from the Ground Up, by The Prophet
UNIX Use and Security from the Ground Up, by The Prophet (December 5, 1986)
Hackers Against Law Enforcement Present A Guide to UNIX Systems
Creating UNIX Accounts by the Kryptic Night and the Servants of the Mushroom Cloud
Mitch Wagner of UNIX Today on an interesting Hacking Case
UNIX Conversions (The Filing System) by David Johnson
Unix Use and Security from the Ground Up by The Prophet (December 5, 1986)
Tutorial on hacking through a UNIX system
Things to Know about UNIX by Sir Charles Hansen
UNIX Hacking Made Easy by Shadow Lord
Raising Hell with UNIX by the Kryptic Night
Unix Use and Security From The Ground Up by The Prophet (December 5, 1986)
Unix System Basics by the Terminal Technician
Is UNIX Really That Bad? The Myths of UNIX
Imporving the Security of your UNIX System by David Curry (April 1990)
UNIX: A Hacking Tutorial by Sir Hackalot
How to Hack UNIX SYstem V (January 18, 1989)
A List Of Some OF The Most Useful UNIX Hacking Commands, and Some Hints On Their Usage
The Passwords Used by the Internet Worm
L0pht Security Advisory (December 9, 1996)
XENIX Commands and Information by Stingray
FAQ: A Crash Course in X Security