Privesc

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Comprehensive privesc commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
privesc --version	Show privesc version
privesc --help	Display help information
privesc init	Initialize privesc in current directory
privesc status	Check current status
privesc list	List available options
privesc info	Display system information
privesc config	Show configuration settings
privesc update	Update to latest version
privesc start	Start privesc service
privesc stop	Stop privesc service
privesc restart	Restart privesc service
privesc reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install privesc

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/privesc/releases/latest/download/privesc-linux
chmod +x privesc-linux
sudo mv privesc-linux /usr/local/bin/privesc

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/privesc.git
cd privesc
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install privesc

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install privesc

# Manual installation
curl -L -o privesc https://github.com/example/privesc/releases/latest/download/privesc-macos
chmod +x privesc
sudo mv privesc /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install privesc

# Scoop installation
scoop install privesc

# Winget installation
winget install privesc

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/privesc/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
privesc config show	Display current configuration
privesc config list	List all configuration options
privesc config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
privesc config get <key>	Get configuration value
privesc config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
privesc config reset	Reset to default configuration
privesc config validate	Validate configuration file
privesc config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
privesc create <name>

# Read file/resource
privesc read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
privesc update <name>

# Delete file/resource
privesc delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
privesc copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
privesc move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
privesc list --all

# Search for files/resources
privesc search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
privesc connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
privesc listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
privesc send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
privesc receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
privesc ping <host>

# Scan network range
privesc scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
privesc monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
privesc proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
privesc start --daemon

# Stop running process
privesc stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
privesc restart --config <file>

# Check process status
privesc status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
privesc monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
privesc killall

# Show running processes
privesc ps

# Manage process priority
privesc priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
privesc login --user <username>

# Login with API key
privesc login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
privesc login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
privesc logout

# Change password
privesc passwd

# Generate new API key
privesc generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
privesc sessions

# Revoke session
privesc revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
privesc encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
privesc decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
privesc keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
privesc sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
privesc verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
privesc hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
privesc cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
privesc cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
privesc monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
privesc monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
privesc monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
privesc monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
privesc monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
privesc report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
privesc alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
privesc history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
privesc logs

# View logs with filter
privesc logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
privesc logs --follow

# Set log level
privesc logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
privesc logs --rotate

# Export logs
privesc logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
privesc logs --clear

# Archive logs
privesc logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if privesc is installed
which privesc
privesc --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall privesc
# or
brew reinstall privesc

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo privesc <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which privesc)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/privesc

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/privesc

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
privesc config validate

# Reset to default configuration
privesc config reset

# Check configuration file location
privesc config show --file

# Backup current configuration
privesc config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
privesc config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
privesc status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u privesc

# Start in debug mode
privesc start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
privesc killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
privesc --debug	Enable debug output
privesc --verbose	Enable verbose logging
privesc --trace	Enable trace logging
privesc test	Run built-in tests
privesc doctor	Run system health check
privesc diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
privesc benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
privesc validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
privesc --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
privesc --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
privesc --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
privesc --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
privesc cache clear

# Show cache statistics
privesc cache stats

# Optimize performance
privesc optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
privesc metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
privesc --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
privesc --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
privesc --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
privesc queue add <item>
privesc queue process
privesc queue status
privesc queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using privesc

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="privesc.log"

# Check if privesc is available
if ! command -v privesc &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: privesc is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting privesc operation"

    if privesc --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    privesc cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
PRIVESC_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.privesc/config.yaml
PRIVESC_HOME	Home directory	~/.privesc
PRIVESC_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
PRIVESC_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.privesc/logs/privesc.log
PRIVESC_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.privesc/cache
PRIVESC_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.privesc/data
PRIVESC_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
PRIVESC_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.privesc/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.privesc/logs/privesc.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.privesc/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize privesc
privesc init

# 2. Configure basic settings
privesc config set host example.com
privesc config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
privesc start

# 4. Check status
privesc status

# 5. Perform operations
privesc run --target example.com

# 6. View results
privesc results

# 7. Stop service
privesc stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
privesc run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
privesc monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
privesc report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated privesc workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    privesc \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
privesc report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub