You work as the Network Administrator for XYZ CORP. The company has a Unix-based network. You want to set the user login features on the systems with the shadow passwords. Which of the following…

The correct answer is B. /etc/login.defs. In Unix, the /etc/login.defs file is used by system administrators to set the user login features on the systems with the shadow passwords. Answer: A is incorrect. In Unix, the /etc/logrotate.conf file configures the logrotate program used for managing log files. Answer: C is…

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Question

You work as the Network Administrator for XYZ CORP. The company has a Unix-based network. You want to set the user login features on the systems with the shadow passwords. Which of the following Unix configuration files can you use to accomplish the task?

Options

A/etc/logrotate.conf
B/etc/login.defs
C/etc/magic
D/etc/filesystems

How the community answered

(34 responses)

A
6% (2)
B
76% (26)
C
15% (5)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

In Unix, the /etc/login.defs file is used by system administrators to set the user login features on the systems with the shadow passwords. Answer: A is incorrect. In Unix, the /etc/logrotate.conf file configures the logrotate program used for managing log files. Answer: C is incorrect. In Unix, the /etc/magic file contains the descriptions of various file formats for the file command. Answer: D is incorrect. In Unix, the /etc/filesystems file is used to set the filesystem probe order when filesystems are mounted with the auto option.

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#shadow passwords#/etc/login.defs#Unix configuration#user authentication

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