A new security policy requires that all user passwords must be at least 8 characters long and must expire after 60 days. The administrator is configuring this globally. Which file and parameters should be modified?

Edit /etc/pam.d/system-auth to set PASS_MAX_DAYS 60 and PASS_MIN_LEN 8.

Edit /etc/security/pwquality.conf to set PASS_MAX_DAYS 60 and PASS_MIN_LEN 8.

Edit /etc/shadow to set PASS_MAX_DAYS 60 and PASS_MIN_LEN 8.

Edit /etc/login.defs to set PASS_MAX_DAYS 60 and PASS_MIN_LEN 8.

Which of the following is a common method used to audit host security on a Linux system?

Running `visudo` to edit the sudoers file

Reviewing the contents of /var/log/auth.log for failed login attempts

Running `iptables -L` to list firewall rules

Using `chage -l` to display password aging information

A user 'alice' has exceeded her disk quota on the /home partition. The administrator wants to temporarily allow her to save a large project file, but only for the next 24 hours. Which approach should be used?

Use quotaon -a to enable quotas on the partition.

Use chmod 777 /home/alice to allow her to write anywhere.

Use edquota -u alice to increase her soft limit temporarily, then revert it after 24 hours.

Use repquota -a to view the current quota usage.

What is the purpose of configuring sudo on a Linux system?

To allow users to run specific commands with elevated privileges without sharing the root password

To restrict network access to services based on hostnames

To encrypt all user passwords stored in /etc/shadow

To automatically update system packages on a schedule

LPI LPIC-1:Linux Administrator (101-500)

Domain 10Objective 2

110.2 Setup Host Security LPIC-1 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Part of the Topic 110: Security domain, which makes up ~3% of our current practice bank. Linux Professional Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~1–2 in this domain), expect 1–1 from this objective — we provide 15 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

15questions here

3free pages

10concepts

Questions 11–15

11application · medium
A new security policy requires that all user passwords must be at least 8 characters long and must expire after 60 days. The administrator is configuring this globally. Which file and parameters should be modified?
Select an answer first
12foundation · easy
Which of the following is a common method used to audit host security on a Linux system?
Select an answer first
13foundation · medium
Which iptables option is used to specify the target action for a rule, such as ACCEPT, DROP, or REJECT?
Select an answer first
14application · medium
A user 'alice' has exceeded her disk quota on the /home partition. The administrator wants to temporarily allow her to save a large project file, but only for the next 24 hours. Which approach should be used?
Select an answer first
15foundation · easy
What is the purpose of configuring sudo on a Linux system?
Select an answer first

Finished these 5 questions?

Review the revealed explanations, or continue through the curriculum.

No more pagesBack to LPIC-1

Free Basic Practice is a study aid with revealable answers — not a scored exam. Examers.io is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Linux Professional Institute. “LPIC-1” is a trademark of its owner, used for identification only.