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101-400 Exam - Question 72


Which of the following commands prints a list of usernames (first column) and their primary group (fourth column) from the /etc/passwd file?

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Correct Answer: C

The correct command to print a list of usernames (first column) and their primary group (fourth column) from the /etc/passwd file is 'cut -d : -f 1,4 /etc/passwd'. The 'cut' command is used to extract specific fields from each line of a file. The '-d :' option specifies that the delimiter is a colon, which is the character used to separate fields in the /etc/passwd file. The '-f 1,4' option indicates that we want to extract the first and fourth fields. This will properly extract and display the username and primary group information from the file.

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DuboisNicolasDuclairOption: C
Oct 21, 2023

The command that prints a list of usernames (first column) and their primary group (fourth column) from the /etc/passwd file is: C. `cut -d : -f 1,4 /etc/passwd` In this command: - `cut` is used to select specific columns. - `-d :` specifies the delimiter as a colon since the /etc/passwd file uses colons to separate fields. - `-f 1,4` specifies that we want to extract the first (username) and fourth (primary group) fields. This command will extract and display the desired information from the /etc/passwd file.