An administrator must secure an account for a user who is going on extended leave. Which of the following steps should the administrator take? (Choose two).

The correct answer is D. Run the command passwd -l user. F. Change the user's shell to /sbin/nologin. passwd -l user locks the user’s account by disabling the password, preventing logins. Change the user’s shell to /sbin/nologin ensures the account cannot be used for interactive logins, further securing it.

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ASet the user's files to immutable.
BInstruct the user to log in once per week.
CDelete the user's /home folder.
DRun the command passwd -l user.
EChange the date on the /home folder to that of the expected return date.
FChange the user's shell to /sbin/nologin.

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D
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Explanation

passwd -l user locks the user’s account by disabling the password, preventing logins. Change the user’s shell to /sbin/nologin ensures the account cannot be used for interactive logins, further securing it.

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