Exam 010-160 topic 1 question 15 discussion

Correct answers: B. The numerical user ID C. The username E. The user\s default shell

The encripted password is stored in shadow file

The users password is stored in the shadow

"How are Linux passwords stored? All modern Linux operating systems use the /etc/shadow file to store user passwords in an encrypted hashed format. Only root users or commands with suid bit can access the /etc/shadow file. All other user information, such as user names, home directory, and default shell, is stored in the /etc/passwd file." (Google Search) Source https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/where-are-the-passwords-of-the-users-located-in-linux/#:~:text=All%20modern%20Linux%20operating,the%20%2Fetc%2Fpasswd%20file.

B. The numerical user ID C. The username E. The user\s default shell

Answer is B,C,E.

B. The numerical user ID C. The username E. The user\s default shell

The encripted password is stored in shadow file (/etc/shadow).

Correct answers: B. The numerical user ID C. The username E. The user\s default shell

All of the Linux distributions stores user information in a central file named /etc/passwd. The /etc/passwd file is a simple text based flat database which contains the current Linux system users with information like user name, user ID, default shell etc. Decades ago the /etc/passwd was also containing the user password hashes but because of the security reasons the password hashes moved into the file named /etc/shadow.

B. The numerical user ID C. The username E. The user\s default shell

Correct answers: B. The numerical user ID C. The username E. The user\s default shell

B. The numerical user ID C. The username E. The user\s default shell

@Djerod @oe_albornoz Correct answers: B. The numerical user ID C. The username E. The user\s default shell The encripted password is stored in shadow file

Shadow file contains password, not passwd. It stores their shell, e.

Incorrect. Password saved in shadow file.

Correct answers are CBE