Trying to rename/copy files with the locked symbol on it in Kali Linux.

Pamplemousse · 10-20-2017, 10:46 AM

I’ve been trying for the past few days to rename and copy some of the .exe files in system32 through Kali Linux. No matter what I do I can’t re name them. I am signed in as root and I have tried to use many commands but seemingly none of them do anything. I am using Kali Linux live but I don’t know if that effects anything. Any suggestions are useful.

Here is a picture:https://ibb.co/jeJXt6

TenTenths · 10-20-2017, 10:51 AM

My guess is that it's some type of mounted drive in a USB cradle with a filesystem that's not writable.

Pamplemousse · 10-20-2017, 11:03 AM

I am booting it off a USB. Should I try a disc of some sort?

I don’t know if this means anything... but I right clicked on one of the files and went to property’s and it says it’s the root account(which I’m on) and it is readable and writeable

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michaelk · 10-20-2017, 11:11 AM

It looks like the OP is trying gain access to a Windows computer by renaming sethc.exe. While this could be a legitimate penetration testing class, someone just following a guide or just trying to crack a computer for fun or other reasons is impossible to know.

Pamplemousse · 10-20-2017, 11:28 AM

For fun. I’m doing it so I can have command prompt on windows on the system account which has more privileges than administrator.

John VV · 10-20-2017, 05:48 PM

you do know that a live kali image is just that
you can not save anything

unless you did a "persistent" install with setting up a second partition and editing the bootloader

ondoho · 10-21-2017, 04:13 AM

please open a terminal, and enter this:

Code:

grep '/dev/sd' /etc/mtab

and post its output here