Hacktricks Doas Jun 2026

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Before we hack it, we must understand it. doas was created by Ted Unangst as a simpler replacement for sudo . The configuration file ( /usr/local/etc/doas.conf or /etc/doas.conf ) uses a minimalistic syntax. hacktricks doas

Once you have the configuration, you are looking for patterns that the original admin thought were "harmless" but are actually lethal. — HackTricks Before we hack it, we must understand it

grep -i log /etc/doas.conf # If missing, logs go to syslog by default, but admins may disable it. — HackTricks Before we hack it

doas rules are evaluated from first to last match. A common mistake is placing a broad deny before a specific permit .

If doas is called with unsanitized user input in a script.