LPI Linux Essentials (010-160)
Domain 5Objective 2
5.2 Creating Users and Groups (weight: 2) LINUX-ESSENTIALS Practice Questions (Page 2)
Part of the Topic 5: Security and File Permissions domain, which makes up ~17% of our current practice bank. Linux Professional Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 60-minute exam (~25–40 total, ~4–7 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 19 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)
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Which command creates a new group on a Linux system?
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An administrator is creating a service account that should not have a valid login shell or a home directory. Which `useradd` command is appropriate?
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An administrator is troubleshooting why a user cannot log in. The administrator checks `/etc/passwd` and sees the entry: `jdoe:x:1001:1001:John Doe:/home/jdoe:/bin/false`. What is the most likely reason the user cannot log in?
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A junior admin is asked to create a new user account for a contractor who will need to log in to the system. The admin runs `useradd contractor` and then tries to set a password with `passwd contractor`. The password is set successfully, but the contractor later reports they cannot log in. Which step did the admin most likely miss?
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An administrator needs to delete the group `legacy` and ensure that no users are members of it. Which command should be used?
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