A group named 'devs' needs to be renamed to 'developers'. The administrator also needs to ensure that the GID remains the same so that file permissions are not affected. Which command should be used?

groupadd developers && groupdel devs

groupmod -g 1001 -n developers devs

Which command would you use to change the login shell of a system account to /usr/sbin/nologin?

usermod -s /usr/sbin/nologin username

chsh -s /usr/sbin/nologin username

useradd -s /usr/sbin/nologin username

passwd -s /usr/sbin/nologin username

A user named 'john' is being transferred to a different department. The administrator needs to change John's username to 'jdoe', move his home directory to /home/jdoe, and ensure all his files are moved along with him. Which command should be run first?

mv /home/john /home/jdoe && usermod -l jdoe john

usermod -l jdoe -d /home/jdoe -m john

A new web server daemon needs a system account to run under. The account should have no login shell, a home directory for the daemon's data, and a UID in the system range. Which command should the administrator use?

useradd -r -s /bin/bash -d /var/lib/webapp webapp

useradd -s /bin/false -d /var/lib/webapp webapp

useradd -r -s /usr/sbin/nologin -d /var/lib/webapp webapp

useradd -r -M -d /var/lib/webapp webapp

LPI BSD Specialist

Domain 3Objective 1

713.1 Manage User Accounts and Groups (weight: 3) BSD-SPECIALIST Practice Questions (Page 6)

Part of the Topic 713: Basic BSD System Administration domain, which makes up ~22% of our current practice bank. Linux Professional Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~8–13 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 40 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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17concepts

17 Concepts in This Objective

Create user accounts
Modify user accounts
Remove user accounts
Create system accounts
Modify system accounts
Remove system accounts
Create groups
Modify groups
Remove groups
Manage group membership
Lock user accounts
Unlock user accounts
Change user passwords
Change default shell
Change other user properties
Control home directory template files
Verify account and group changes

Questions 26–30

26application · medium
A group named 'devs' needs to be renamed to 'developers'. The administrator also needs to ensure that the GID remains the same so that file permissions are not affected. Which command should be used?
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27foundation · easy
Which command would you use to change the login shell of a system account to /usr/sbin/nologin?
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28application · medium
A user named 'john' is being transferred to a different department. The administrator needs to change John's username to 'jdoe', move his home directory to /home/jdoe, and ensure all his files are moved along with him. Which command should be run first?
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29foundation · easy
Which useradd options are typically used to create a system account for a daemon?
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30application · medium
A new web server daemon needs a system account to run under. The account should have no login shell, a home directory for the daemon's data, and a UID in the system range. Which command should the administrator use?
Select an answer first

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