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Actual exam question from LPI's 102-500
Question #: 116
Topic #: 1
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Which character in the password field of /etc/passwd is used to indicate that the encrypted password is stored in /etc/shadow?

  • A. *
  • B. -
  • C. s
  • D. #
  • E. x
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Suggested Answer: E 🗳️

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drliu1202
Highly Voted 7 months ago
Selected Answer: E
"an x if shadow passwords are used)." https://learning.lpi.org/en/learning-materials/010-160/5/5.2/5.2_01/#:~:text=encrypted%20password%20(or-,an%20x%20if%20shadow%20passwords%20are%20used).,-User%20ID%20(UID
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Lazylinux
Most Recent 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: E
CAT the file yourself and you will get E
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CuriousLinuxCat
1 year, 7 months ago
E is correct. From man pages passwd(5): "If the password field is a lower-case "x", then the encrypted password is actually stored in the shadow(5) file instead; there MUST be a corresponding line in the /etc/shadow file..."
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