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XK0-005 · Question #1622

A Linux engineer finds multiple failed login entries in the security log file for application users. The Linux engineer performs a security audit and discovers a security issue. Given the following…

The correct answer is D. chsh -s /bin/false www-data && chsh -s /bin/false db. This command will use the chsh tool to change the login shell of the users www-data and db to /bin/false, which means they will not be able to log in to the system. This will prevent unauthorized access attempts and improve security.

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A Linux engineer finds multiple failed login entries in the security log file for application users. The Linux engineer performs a security audit and discovers a security issue. Given the following: # grep -iE 'www|db' /etc/passwd www-data:x:502:502:www-data:/var/www:/bin/bash db:x:505:505:db:/opt/db:/bin/bash Which of the following commands would resolve the security issue?

Options

  • Ausermod -d /srv/www-data www-data && usermod -d /var/lib/db db
  • Bpasswd -u www-data && passwd -u db
  • Crenice -n 1002 -u 502 && renice -n 1005 -u 505
  • Dchsh -s /bin/false www-data && chsh -s /bin/false db

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  • A
    13% (7)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    7% (4)
  • D
    76% (42)

Explanation

This command will use the chsh tool to change the login shell of the users www-data and db to /bin/false, which means they will not be able to log in to the system. This will prevent unauthorized access attempts and improve security.

Topics

#User Management#Security Hardening#Shells#System Accounts

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