Exam 010-160 topic 1 question 54 discussion

The correct answers are B & E.

This cant be right. Its primary function is to change the users password "B"

The passwd command is used to manage user authentication in Linux systems. The following tasks can be accomplished using the passwd command: Change a user’s password: The passwd command can be used to change a user’s password. A normal user may only change the password for their own account, while the superuser may change the password for any account. Lock a user account: The -l option is used to lock the password of a specified account, and it is available to root only. The result is that the user cannot use the password to log in to the system but can use other means such as SSH public key authentication. Therefore, the correct answers are B and E.

The manual page for passwd specifies you can change the password or use the -l option to lock the password of the named account. B and E should the correct response.

typing passwd does not create a new user

C&E is the correct answer everywhere else

Updated response...Based on more research, The answer "E" may be "Technically" incorrect. The text for selection "E" is "Lock a user account" where the "passwd" command actually "Locks\Expires the password". Per "https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/passwd-command-in-linux-with-examples/" the "-l" option lists the following: "-l, –lock: Lock the password of user. This appends the encrypted password of the user with a character ‘!’, and thus making it unable to match with any of input password combinations. This does not disable the account but prevents the user from logging in using a password. Though other authentication methods like ssh keys can be used to login to the account." So the account is "technically "NOT" locked but the password is. The site "https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-locking-an-account/" lists "locking" the password with the "-l" is the same as locking the account. If the account were truly locked "NO" authentication would be possible.

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B & E Passwrd is the primary purpose of the command.

The correct answers are B & E.

The correct answers are B & E.

Answer: B and E. Passwd can change user password (-d) and can lock user password (-l) https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/passwd-command-in-linux-with-examples/

B&E would be the correct answer

B&E, would be the correct answer, passwd command allows a user to change their password. passwd -l allows a user to lock the account.

B&C are the correct aswers

The correct answers are B & E. These are mainly used by this command, while C can be by "useradd" command.

in order to create new user account, must use "useradd"