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The following line is from /etc/shadow in a default Solaris 11 Installation: jack: $5$9JFrt54$7JdwmO.F11Zt/ jFeeOhDmnw93LG7Gwd3Nd/cwCcNWFFg:0:15:30:3::: Which two are true?

The correct answer is B. The password for account jack has expired. E. The minimum lifetime for a password for account jack is 15 days. From the content of the /etc/shadow file we get: username: jack encrypted password: $5$9JFrt54$7JdwmO.F11Zt/ jFeeOhDmnw93LG7Gwd3Nd/cwCcNWFFg Last password change (lastchanged): Days since Jan 1, 1970 that password was last changed: Minimum: The minimum number of days required…

Administering User Accounts

Question

The following line is from /etc/shadow in a default Solaris 11 Installation:

jack: $5$9JFrt54$7JdwmO.F11Zt/ jFeeOhDmnw93LG7Gwd3Nd/cwCcNWFFg:0:15:30:3:::

Which two are true?

Options

  • APasswords for account jack must be a minimum of 15 characters long.
  • BThe password for account jack has expired.
  • CThe password for account jack has 5 characters.
  • DA history of 3 prior passwords for the account jack is kept to inhibit password reuse.
  • EThe minimum lifetime for a password for account jack is 15 days.

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    18% (5)
  • B
    71% (20)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

From the content of the /etc/shadow file we get: * username: jack * encrypted password: $5$9JFrt54$7JdwmO.F11Zt/ jFeeOhDmnw93LG7Gwd3Nd/cwCcNWFFg * Last password change (lastchanged): Days since Jan 1, 1970 that password was last changed: * Minimum: The minimum number of days required between password changes i.e. the number of days left before the user is allowed to change his/her password: 15 Maximum: The maximum number of days the password is valid (after that user is forced to change his/her password): 30 Warn : The number of days before password is to expire that user is warned that his/her password must be changed: 3 * Inactive : The number of days after password expires that account is disabled * Expire : days since Jan 1, 1970 that account is disabled i.e. an absolute date specifying when the login may no longer be used

Topics

#/etc/shadow#password aging#password expiration#shadow file fields

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