hacking

	==Phrack Inc.==

	Volume Two, Issue Ten, Phile #6 of 9

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	# Hacking Primos Part I #
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	# By Evil Jay #
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	# Phone Phreakers of America #
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	# (C) 1986-87 #
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	Author Note:

	I should begin by saying that there are other files out there about hacking
	Primos, one written recently, that basically tell you nothing at all as far as
	in-depth Primos is concerned. Those files should be deleted and this put in
	its place. This is the first in many files on Primos, and I will go into many
	topics, such as the on-line network, the different subsystems and other
	subjects. Hope you enjoy!


	* Gaining Entry Part 1 *

	Gaining entry, as always, is the hardest part.

	When you call a Primos system it will connect with something like this:


	PRIMENET 19.2.7F PPOA1


	If it doesn't give a welcome msg like above trying typing something like
	"XXZZZUUU" and hit return and it should come back with:

	Invalid command "XXZZZUUU". (logo$cp)
	Login please.
	ER!

	To login you type:

	LOGIN <USER ID> <RETURN/ENTER>

	Or Just:

	LOGIN <RETURN/ENTER>
	(Then it will ask for your "User ID?")


	User ids differ from system to system but there are ALWAYS default accounts to
	try. For "User ID?" try...

	SYSTEM (This is the operators account and with it you can usually do
	anything.)
	LIB
	DOS

	After you enter your User ID it will prompt you with:

	Password?

	This is of course, where you enter your password. For SYSTEM try...

	SYSTEM
	SYSMAN
	NETLINK
	PRIMENET
	MANAGER
	OPERATOR

	And anything else you can think of. These are just common passwords to these
	defaults.

	For LIB try...

	LIBRARY
	SYSLIB
	LIB
	SYSTEM

	For DOS try...

	DOS
	SYSDOS
	SYSTEM

	Etc...Just use your brain.


	Older Versions

	On older versions of Primos, 18 and below, you could enter one of the system
	defaults above and hit CTRL-C once or twice for the password and it would drop
	you into the system. Whether this is a bug or intentional I don't really have
	any idea. But it does work sometimes. To see what ver of Primos your trying to
	logon to just look at the welcome message when you logon:

	PRIMENET 19.2.7F PPOA1

	19 is the version number. So thus, if you were logging on to this particular
	Prime you would NOT be able to use the above mentioned bug/default-password.

	By the way, if you do not know what version it is (because it did not give you
	a welcome msg when you connected...try to do the above mentioned anyway.)


	Now, if it says:


	Invalid user id or password; please try again.


	Then you must try a different password. Notice, that the system informs you
	that either the User ID, the password or both are wrong. Don't worry about
	this...just hack the defaults. There have been a lot of rumors spreading
	around about common defaults such as: PHANTOM, PRIMOS, PRIME & FAM, but I
	believe this to be a load of shit. I have never seen a system with these
	defaults on them. But, as far as PRIMOS and PRIME go, these are sometimes
	common accounts but I really don't believe that they are defaults. Also try
	accounts like DEMO & GUEST. These are sometimes common accounts (but never
	very often).

	Primos does not have limited commands before logon such as Tops 20 and DEC. So
	hacking a Primos is really nothing but taking a guess.


	No passwords

	Some users have been known to use a carriage return for their password which
	in other words means, once you enter your user id, your logged in without
	having to enter a password. Sometimes, these are default passwords assigned by
	the system operator, but that is rare. If you can get the format (perhaps you
	already have any account) for the regular user id's, then try passwords like:

	NETLINK
	SYSTEM
	PRIME
	PRIMENET
	PRIMOS

	And other typical user passwords like sex, hot, love...etc. Most female users
	that I have talked to on a local university prime all seem to have picked
	account that have something to do with sex...sex being the most popular.


	The Format

	The format for a user id can be just about ANYTHING the operators or system
	owners want...and they are usually random looking things that make no sense.
	They can be a combination of numbers, numbers and I am almost sure CTRL
	characters can be used. Lower & Upper case do not matter...the system, changes
	all lower case entry to upper case. Passwords can be anything up to 16
	characters in length.


	Your In!

	If you get a valid ID/Password you will see something like this:



	PPOA1 (user 39) logged in Monday, 15 Dec 86 02:29:16.
	Welcome to PRIMOS version 19.4.9.
	Last login Friday, 12 Dec 86 08:29:04.


	Congratulate yourself, you just did something that should be called something
	of an achievement!

	The next part will deal with very basic commands for beginners. I would like
	to end this part with a few more words. Yes, Primos is hard to hack, but given
	the time and patience almost every system has those basic demo accounts and
	CAN be hacked. Most hackers tend to stay away from Primes, little knowing that
	Primos is a system that is very entertaining and certainly kept me up late
	hours of the night. Have fun and keep on hacking. If you have any questions or
	comments, or I have made some sort of error, by all means get in touch with me
	at whatever system you have seen me on...


	Now For The Good Shit

	This part was originally going to be a beginners introduction to commands on a
	Primos system. Instead I decided to write a part which should help ANYONE with
	a low level account gain system access. I would also like to thank PHRACK Inc.
	on the wonderful job they are doing...without PHRACK I don't really know for
	sure how I would have distributed my files. Oh yes, I know of all the other
	newsletters and the like, but with PHRACK it was only a matter of getting a
	hold of one of the people in charge, which is a simple matter since their
	mailbox number is widely known to the hack/phreak community. I would also like
	to encourage boards of this nature to support PHRACK fully, and I would also
	like to congratulate you guys, once again, for the great job your doing. Now,
	on with the file.



	Stuff You Should Know

	The explanation I am going to (try to) explain will NOT work all the time...
	probably 60% of the time. Since I discovered this, or at least was the first
	to put it in "print" I would at least ask those system operators out there to
	keep my credits and the credits of my group in this file.


	Some More Stuff

	First, this is not exactly a "novice"-friendly file. You should be familiar
	with the ATTACH and SLIST commands before proceeding. They are quite easy to
	learn, and it is really not required to use this file, but just the same,
	these are important commands in learning the Primos system so you should at
	least be familiar with them. To get help on them type:

	HELP SLIST

	or

	HELP ATTACH

	You should also play with the commands until you know all of their uses.


	Okay, Here We Go

	This file is not going to explain everything I do. I'm just going to show you
	how to get SYS1 privileged accounts.


	First, log on to your low access account.

	Type:

	ATTACH MFD

	Then get a DIR using:

	LD

	Okay, your now seeing a dir with a lot of sub-directories. The only files that
	should be in the main directory (most of the time) are BOOT and SYS1. Ignore
	these...look for a file called CCUTIL or something with the word UTILITY or
	UTIL or UTILITIES...something that looks like UTILITY...


	Okay, ATTACH to that directory with:

	ATTACH <NAME OF DIRECTORY>

	Now, do an LD again and look at the files. Now, here is the part that is
	really random. Since not every PRIME system will have the same UTILITY
	programs, just look at any that have an extension ".CPL". There might be one
	called USRLST.CPL. Type:


	SLIST USRLST <NO NEED TO TYPE ".CPL" AT THE END.>


	Okay, it should be printing a whole bunch of bullshit. Now in this program
	there SHOULD be a line that looks like the following:


	A CCUTIL X


	Now, CCUTIL is the name of the dir you are on so I have to point out that
	CCUTIL WILL NOT ALWAYS BE THE NAME OF THAT UTILITY DIRECTORY. So if the name
	of the UTILITY directory you are on is called UTILITY then the line will look
	like this:


	A UTILITY X


	Now, the X is the PASSWORD OF THAT DIRECTORY. AGAIN, IT CAN BE ANYTHING. The
	password may be UTILITY which means it will look like this:


	A UTILITY UTILITY


	Or the password may be SECRET. So:


	A UTILITY SECRET


	Pat yourself on the ass...you know have SYS1 access. Log back in with the
	LOGIN command (or if it doesn't work just LOGOUT and LOGIN again). Enter
	UTILITY or CCUTIL (or WHATEVER THE NAME OF THE DIRECTORY WAS) as the user id.
	Then for the password just enter the password. If this doesn't work, then what
	you will have to do is try out other sub-directories from the MFD directory.
	Then SLIST other programs with the extension. In one of my other PRIME files I
	will fully explain what I have just done and other ways to get the
	directories/ids password.


	Now, if you don't see any line in the program like:


	S <NAME OF DIR> <PASSWORD>


	Then list other programs in the utility program or try other directories. I
	have gained SYS1 access like this 60% of them time. And NOT ALWAYS ON THE
	UTILITY DIRECTORY.


	That is about it for this file. Stay tuned for a future PHRACK issue with
	another PRIME file from me. If I don't change my mind again, the next file
	will deal with basic commands for beginners.



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