Lpic 1 Linux Administrator · Free Practice Question Medium
Question 24
- A Sets the minimum number of days before the password can be changed to 10 days.
- B Sets the maximum number of days the password is valid before it must be changed to 10 days.
- C Sets the number of days after the password expires before the account is locked to 10 days.
- D Sets the password last changed date to 10 days ago.
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Correct answer: B
A. The command chage -M 10 tom does not set the minimum number of days before the password can be changed. Instead, it sets the maximum number of days the password is valid before it must be changed to 10 days for the user account 'tom'.
B. This choice is correct because the -M option in the chage command is used to set the maximum number of days the password is valid before it must be changed. In this case, setting it to 10 days means that the password for the user account 'tom' must be changed every 10 days.
C. Setting the number of days after the password expires before the account is locked is not the effect of the chage -M 10 tom command. This command specifically deals with setting the maximum number of days the password is valid before it must be changed.
D. The chage -M 10 tom command does not set the password last changed date to 10 days ago. It specifically sets the maximum number of days the password is valid before it must be changed for the user account 'tom'.
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