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Local Account - T1087.001 (25659dd6-ea12-45c4-97e6-381e3e4b593e)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of local system accounts. This information can help adversaries determine which local accounts exist on a system to aid in follow-on behavior.

Commands such as net user and net localgroup of the Net utility and id and groups on macOS and Linux can list local users and groups.(Citation: Mandiant APT1)(Citation: id man page)(Citation: groups man page) On Linux, local users can also be enumerated through the use of the /etc/passwd file. On macOS the dscl . list /Users command can be used to enumerate local accounts.

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Account Discovery - T1087 (72b74d71-8169-42aa-92e0-e7b04b9f5a08) Attack Pattern Local Account - T1087.001 (25659dd6-ea12-45c4-97e6-381e3e4b593e) Attack Pattern 1