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117-201 · Question #217

The user fred creates a cron job to retrieve email from a remote server using the fetchmail program. What is true of this cron job, if it's properly configured?

The correct answer is A. The fetchmail process runs with the fred UID. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

The user fred creates a cron job to retrieve email from a remote server using the fetchmail program. What is true of this cron job, if it's properly configured?

Options

  • AThe fetchmail process runs with the fred UID.
  • BThe fetchmail process runs with the root UID
  • CThe fetchmail process runs with the crontab UID.
  • DThe fetchmail process runs with the nobody UID.

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    84% (27)
  • B
    9% (3)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

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