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Actual exam question from CompTIA's XK0-005
Question #: 235
Topic #: 1
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A user is unable to log on to a Linux workstation. The systems administrator executes the following command:



The command results in the following output:



Which of the following should the systems administrator execute to fix the issue?

  • A. chown -R user1:user1 /home/user1
  • B. sed -i '/:::/::/g' /etc/shadow
  • C. chgrp user1:user1 /home/user1
  • D. passwd -u user1
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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️
by makuziker at Feb. 19, 2024, 8:14 p.m.

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makuziker
Highly Voted 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Selected Answer: D
The exclamation mark at the beginning of the user's hashed password indicates that the account is locked. The user may not log in with this password. This is typically used to temporarily disable an account. You can unlock the account by setting a new password for the user with `passwd`.
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