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102-500 Exam - Question 16


Which of the following information is stored in /etc/shadow for each user?

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Correct Answer: C

The /etc/shadow file stores the hashed passwords of users. This file is only readable by the root user and users with root privileges to ensure the security of user credentials. The file does not store timestamps of last logins, private SSH keys, numerical user IDs, or paths to users' home directories.

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Roger95
Nov 20, 2021

#man shadow DESCRIPTION shadow manipulates the contents of the shadow password file, /etc/shadow.

Adam_HOption: C
Feb 16, 2023

C is correct "This is a file readable only by root and by users with root privileges that contains encrypted user passwords, each on a separate line" source: LPIC-1 (102) (Version 5.0), page 187

P3p1t0Option: C
Mar 26, 2023

La opción c