Chapter 16
Which of the following options for the useradd command allows root to specify supplementary groups the user will be a member of? -G -u -g -U
-G
The usermod command can be used to unlock a users account with the following option. -s -u -f -U
-U
Which of the following options for the useradd command allows you to use a different primary group then the default? -g -G -U -u
-g
Which option for the usermod command can be used to specify a user's primary group ID? -g -S -G -s
-g
Which option for the usermod command can be used to specify a user's group ID (either primary or secondary)? (choose two) -s -g -S -G
-g -G
Which of the following options for the useradd command allows you to use a different login shell than the default? -g -s -u -U
-s
Which of the following files contains encrypted user password information? /etc/usr /etc/group /etc/passwd /etc/shadow
/etc/shadow
UIDs 1-499 are usually reserved for what kind of users? Remote log-in accounts Are not used for user accounts, but for group accounts System accounts, such as server processes Log-in (human) users
System accounts, such as server processes
GIDs under 500 (or 1000) are usually reserved for what kind of groups? System use Are not used for groups, but for user accounts Administrators User private groups (UPG)
System use
The groupmod command can be used to change a group GID. True or False?
True
Which command can be used to determine a user's most recent log in? history last login shell
last
Which command can be used to determine a user's most recent log in? history shell login last
last
Which command allows you to view or change some of the default values used by the useradd command? useradd -D useradd -r modvalue useradd -f
useradd -D
Which of the following commands can be used to modify a user? adduser moduser useradd usermod
usermod
Which of the following commands, run as root, will prevent the user bob from logging in? usermod -L bob usermod -l bob usermod -D bob usermod -d bob
usermod -L bob
Which of the following commands, run as root, will prevent the user jane from logging in? usermod -d jane usermod -D jane usermod -L jane usermod -l jane
usermod -L jane
Which of the following commands will add the group extra to the user bob's secondary groups in addition to bob's current secondary groups? usermod -G extra bob usermod -ag bob extra usermod -aG extra bob usermod -a extra bob
usermod -aG extra bob
Which of the following options for the useradd command allows root to specify the UID to be associated with the account? -g -G -u -M
-u
The userdel -r command will... ...will prompt before deleting each file owned by a user. ...delete the user account, but leave the user's files by default. ...automatically delete a user and the user's home directory and mail spool and their contents. ...automatically delete a user and all the files owned by that user.
...automatically delete a user and the user's home directory and mail spool and their contents.
If a user is deleted, the files and directories that the user owned... ...are deleted as well. ...will have no user owner. ...may be important for others in the organization ...will have no UID owner.
...may be important for others in the organization
If a user is deleted, the files and directories that the user owned... ...will have no user owner. ...will have no UID owner. ...will show a UID as the owner, but not user name. ...are deleted as well.
...will show a UID as the owner, but not user name.
Which of the following files contains group IDs? /etc/passwd /etc/usr /etc/shadow /etc/group
/etc/group
Which of the following files does the groupadd command use to determine the new GID when a GID isn't specified? /etc/usr /etc/shadow /etc/passwd /etc/group
/etc/group
Which of the following files contains user IDs? /etc/group /etc/passwd /etc/usr /etc/shadow
/etc/passwd
What directory contains a user's home directory? /user / /home /rootfs
/home
For root users, the passwd command can only be used to change the password of the user running the command. True or False?
False
On a system that does not use UPG, the useradd command will also create a user group. For example, user bob, group bob. True or False?
False
On a system that uses UPG, the UID must not be the same as the GID.. True or False?
False
The /etc/passwd file contains encrypted user password information. True or False?
False
The groupdel command can be used to delete primary groups. True or False?
False
The groupmod command can be used to add users to a group. True or False?
False
The groupmod command cannot be used to change a group GID. True or False?
False
For non-root users, the passwd command can only be used to change the password of the user running the command. True or False?
True
The groupmod command can be used to change a group name. True or False?
True
Which of the following commands can be used to modify a group? groupmod groupadd modgroup addgroup
groupmod
Which of the following commands will add the group extra to the user jane's secondary groups in addition to jane's current secondary groups? usermod -a extra jane usermod -ag jane extra usermod -aG extra jane usermod -G extra jane
usermod -ag jane extra