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Where within the firewall GUI can an administrator create a local user database?

The correct answer is D. Device > Local User Database > Users. This question asks to identify the correct GUI navigation path within a firewall to create and manage general local user accounts.

Submitted by miguelv· Apr 18, 2026Configure

Question

Where within the firewall GUI can an administrator create a local user database?

Options

  • ADevice > Local User Database > Guests
  • BDevice > Local User Database > End Users
  • CDevice > Local User Database > Admins
  • DDevice > Local User Database > Users

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    96% (43)

Why each option

This question asks to identify the correct GUI navigation path within a firewall to create and manage general local user accounts.

ADevice > Local User Database > Guests

Guests typically refers to a specific, often temporary or restricted, category of users and is not the general location for all local users.

BDevice > Local User Database > End Users

End Users is a descriptive term for those who use the firewall's services but is not the precise GUI tab name for the general local user database.

CDevice > Local User Database > Admins

Admins refers to administrative accounts with elevated privileges to manage the firewall itself, not the general user accounts that authenticate against it for network access.

DDevice > Local User Database > UsersCorrect

The correct path within many firewall GUIs, such as Palo Alto Networks, to create and manage general local user accounts is Device > Local User Database > Users. This section is specifically dedicated to defining user credentials for authentication services on the firewall.

Concept tested: Firewall local user database GUI navigation

Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/authentication/authentication-overview/local-databases.html

Topics

#GUI Navigation#Local User Database#Authentication#Device Configuration

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