LPI 101-500 Exam - Topic 1 Question 42 Discussion

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Question #: 42
Topic #: 1

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Which permissions and ownership should the file /etc/passwd have?

A-rw-------1 rootroot531 Jun 5 22:45 /etc/passwd

B-rw-r--r--1 rootroot531 Jun 5 22:45 /etc/passwd

C-rw-r--r--1 11531 Jun 5 22:45 /etc/passwd

D-rw-------1 11531 Jun 5 22:45 /etc/passwd

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Suggested Answer: B

by Simona at May 06, 2022, 05:37 PM

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Bobbye

4 months ago

Nah, option A is safer. Root only access is better!

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Eleni

4 months ago

Wait, why would anyone need read access to that file?

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Refugia

4 months ago

I thought it was supposed to be more restrictive?

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Rosendo

4 months ago

Definitely option B! That's the standard.

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Nell

5 months ago

/etc/passwd should be -rw-r--r-- for proper access.

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Nikita

5 months ago

I’m a bit confused about the numbers in the options; I thought the file should be owned by root, but I can't remember the exact permissions.

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Felton

5 months ago

I remember something about the ownership needing to be root, but I can't recall if it should be rw-r--r-- or something more restrictive.

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Lajuana

5 months ago

I think the permissions for /etc/passwd should allow read access for users, so maybe option B? But I'm not entirely sure.

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Hildegarde

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question where /etc/passwd had to be readable by all users, so I feel like B is the right choice again.

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Valene

5 months ago

This seems like a pretty straightforward Scrum scenario. I think the key is to involve the Product Owner, Sally, to help clarify the user story and determine what's possible and acceptable.

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Glory

5 months ago

This looks like a straightforward partial derivative question. I'll focus on taking the derivative with respect to x, keeping y as a constant.

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Zack

5 months ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is B. "As Built" seems like the most logical choice here.

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Jerry

5 months ago

This looks straightforward, I think I can handle this one.

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