Which of the following fields can be found in the /etc/group file? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is B. The list of users that belong to the group. C. The name of the group. Each line in /etc/group follows the format: groupname:password:GID:member_list, making B (list of users) and C (group name) both present in every entry. Why the distractors fail: A - Groups don't have home directories; only user accounts do (stored in /etc/passwd). D - ACLs are…

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Which of the following fields can be found in the /etc/group file? (Choose two.)

Options

AThe home directory of the group.
BThe list of users that belong to the group.
CThe name of the group.
DThe default group ACL.
EThe description of the group.

How the community answered

(61 responses)

A
8% (5)
B
84% (51)
D
5% (3)
E
3% (2)

Explanation

Each line in /etc/group follows the format: groupname:password:GID:member_list, making B (list of users) and C (group name) both present in every entry.

Why the distractors fail:

A - Groups don't have home directories; only user accounts do (stored in /etc/passwd).
D - ACLs are managed separately via getfacl/setfacl and are not stored in /etc/group.
E - The file has no description field; the four-field format leaves no room for freeform text.

Memory tip: Think of /etc/group as a simple roster - it knows the team name (group name) and its members, nothing more. Anything richer (ACLs, descriptions) lives elsewhere.

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#/etc/group structure#group management#user administration#system files

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