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XK0-005 · Question #10560
A junior developer is unable to access an application server and receives the following output: The systems administrator investigates the issue and receives the following output: Which of the…
The correct answer is D. pam_tally2 --user=dev2 --reset. To unlock an account that has been locked due to login failures, the administrator can use the command pam_tally2 --user=dev2 --reset (D). This will reset the failure counter for the user "dev2" and allow the user to log in again.
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Question
A junior developer is unable to access an application server and receives the following output: The systems administrator investigates the issue and receives the following output: Which of the following commands will help unlock the account?
Options
- Apam_tally2 --user=dev2 --quiet
- Bpam_tally2 --user=dev2
- Cpam_tally2 --user+dev2 --quiet
- Dpam_tally2 --user=dev2 --reset
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A14% (3)
- B10% (2)
- C5% (1)
- D71% (15)
Explanation
To unlock an account that has been locked due to login failures, the administrator can use the command pam_tally2 --user=dev2 --reset (D). This will reset the failure counter for the user "dev2" and allow the user to log in again.
Topics
#pam_tally2#Account Lockout#User Account Security#Linux Security
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