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Q. Which of the following is not stored in the /etc/passwd file?

  • (A) Quotas
  • (B) User ID
  • (C) Shell assignment
  • (D) Home directory path

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Q. Files located in which file are copied to users’ home directories?

  • (A) /etc/user
  • (B) /etc/skel
  • (C) /etc/passwd
  • (D) /etc/group

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Q. Which option with the useradd command specifies that the home directory should be created if it doesn’t already exist?

  • (A) -d
  • (B) -c
  • (C) -m
  • (D) -h

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Q. Which option is used with userdel to remove a user’s home directory as the account is removed?

  • (A) -e
  • (B) -r
  • (C) -h
  • (D) -d

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Q. Which option with usermod is used to change a user’s default shell?

  • (A) -q
  • (B) -b
  • (C) -s
  • (D) -d

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Q. The default umask used on the system is configured in which file?

  • (A) /etc/files
  • (B) /etc/passwd
  • (C) /etc/profile
  • (D) /etc/bash

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Q. Which type of access is granted to all users for the /etc/passwd file?

  • (A) Write
  • (B) No access
  • (C) Execute
  • (D) Read

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Q. Which type of access is granted to other users for the /etc/shadow file?

  • (A) Write
  • (B) No access
  • (C) Execute
  • (D) Read

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Q. Which command allows users to view their group memberships?

  • (A) newgrp
  • (B) groups
  • (C) newgroup
  • (D) groupadd

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Q. Where are system startup scripts stored on a Red Hat–based system?

  • (A) /etc/rc.d/init.d
  • (B) /etc/init.d
  • (C) /etc/rc.d/rc3.d
  • (D) /etc

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