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SY0-501 · Question #417

SY0-501 Question #417: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: User account. When recovering a domain controller, a systems administrator provides domain administrator credentials, which fall under the category of a user account designed for human interaction and management within the domain.

Submitted by kavita_s· Mar 4, 2026

Question

A systems administrator is attempting to recover from a catastrophic failure in the datacenter. To recover the domain controller, the systems administrator needs to provide the domain administrator credentials. Which of the following account types is the systems administrator using?

Options

  • AGuest account
  • BService account
  • CUser account
  • DLocal Account

Explanation

When recovering a domain controller, a systems administrator provides domain administrator credentials, which fall under the category of a user account designed for human interaction and management within the domain.

Common mistakes.

  • A. A guest account has minimal privileges and cannot be used to perform administrative tasks like recovering a domain controller.
  • B. A service account is designed for applications and services to interact with resources, not for a human administrator to log in and provide credentials directly for recovery.
  • D. A local account exists on a standalone machine, whereas a domain administrator account is a domain-level principal used within an Active Directory environment.

Concept tested. Active Directory account types and administrative credentials

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/active-directory-domain-services-overview

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