RHCE User and Group Management

Question 1

Which file stores hashed passwords for local user accounts in RHEL?

Accepted Answer

/etc/shadow

Answer

/etc/passwd

Answer

/etc/group

Answer

/etc/gshadow

Question 2

What command creates a new user named `jdoe` with a home directory?

Accepted Answer

useradd -m jdoe

Answer

adduser jdoe

Answer

usermod -m jdoe

Answer

newuser jdoe

Question 3

Which command sets an expiry date of 2026-12-31 for user `jdoe`?

Accepted Answer

chage -E 2026-12-31 jdoe

Answer

passwd --expire 2026-12-31 jdoe

Answer

usermod --expiry 2026-12-31 jdoe

Answer

chage -e 2026-12-31 jdoe

Question 4

What does the `id` command display when run as a normal user?

Accepted Answer

UID, GID, and group memberships

Answer

Hostname and uptime

Answer

Logged-in users

Answer

Current shell and PATH

Question 5

Which command adds user `jdoe` to the supplementary group `wheel`?

Accepted Answer

usermod -aG wheel jdoe

Answer

groupadd wheel jdoe

Answer

gpasswd -a wheel jdoe

Answer

useradd -G wheel jdoe

Question 6

What field in `/etc/passwd` specifies the user's default shell?

Accepted Answer

7th field

Answer

4th field

Answer

5th field

Answer

6th field