Oracle Solaris 11 limits access to the system with usernames and passwords The usernames are held in _, and the passwords are held in _. Select the correct pair.

The correct answer is B. /etc/passwd /etc/shadow. The /etc/passwd file contains basic user attributes. This is an ASCII file that contains an entry for each user. Each entry defines the basic attributes applied to a user. /etc/shadow file stores actual password in encrypted format for user's account with additional properties…

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Question

Oracle Solaris 11 limits access to the system with usernames and passwords The usernames are held in ___________, and the passwords are held in ___________. Select the correct pair.

Options

A/etc/security/policy.conf /etc/passwd
B/etc/passwd /etc/shadow
C/etc/security /etc/passwd
D/etc/shadow /etc/passwd

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A
6% (2)
B
81% (26)
C
3% (1)
D
9% (3)

Explanation

The /etc/passwd file contains basic user attributes. This is an ASCII file that contains an entry for each user. Each entry defines the basic attributes applied to a user. /etc/shadow file stores actual password in encrypted format for user's account with additional properties related to user password i.e. it stores secure user account information. All fields are separated by a colon (:) symbol. It contains one entry per line for each user listed in /etc/passwd

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#/etc/passwd#/etc/shadow#user authentication#password storage

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