List UNIX/Linux systems files that are of particular interest to the forensic examiner.

What will be an ideal response?


Binary log files utmp, wtmp, and lastlog. These are typically located in the /var/adm or /var/log directories.

ASCII log files for Web and FTP access.

/etc/syslog.conf. Analysis of this file will provide the location of other log files on the system.

/etc/passwd. This file contains all user accounts and passwords.

/etc/groups.

/etc/hosts. This file contains static DNS entries.

/etc/rc.

/var/cron/log to look for programs scheduled to run. The programs will be located in /var/spool/cron or /usr/spool/cron.

/etc/inetd.conf and /etc/xinetd.conf.

Shell history files, which contain all commands entered within a particular shell.

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