How can I find suid files in linux?

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From security perspective of my Linux boxes I want to list suid enabled files with the find command.

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From security perspective of my Linux boxes I want to list suid enabled files with the find command.

Posted 16-Apr-19 5:06am

Gabriel9999

Updated 14-Jun-19 9:25am

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#realJSOP · Answer 1 · 2019-04-16T05:24:00

Solution 1

This might help. I googled to find it...

How to Find Files With setuid Permissions (System Administration Guide: Security Services)[^]

Posted 16-Apr-19 5:24am

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 2 · 2019-04-16T05:28:00

Solution 2

Use the -perm option as described at find(1) - Linux manual page[^].

Posted 16-Apr-19 5:28am

Richard MacCutchan