RedHat EX200 Exam - Topic 5 Question 117 Discussion

Actual exam question for RedHat's EX200 exam

Question #: 117
Topic #: 5

Create User Account.

Create the following user, group and group membership:

Adminuser group

User natasha, using adminuser as a sub group

User Harry, also using adminuser as a sub group

User sarah, can not access the SHELL which is interactive in the system, and is not a member of adminuser, natashaharrysarah password is redhat.

AExplanation:
groupadd adminuser
useradd natasha -G adminuser
useradd haryy -G adminuser
useradd sarah -s /sbin/nologin
Passwd user name // to modify password or echo redhat | passwd --stdin user name id natasha // to view user group.

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by Rebbeca at Aug 14, 2025, 11:44 AM

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Stefany

2 months ago

Wait, why can't Sarah access the shell? Seems odd.

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Chaya

2 months ago

Totally agree, that needs fixing!

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Cecily

3 months ago

I thought the password was supposed to be more secure than "redhat"?

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Amie

3 months ago

Just a heads up, make sure to check group permissions too!

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Leana

3 months ago

Looks good, but typo in Harry's username.

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Lemuel

3 months ago

I think we need to make sure to add both Natasha and Harry to the adminuser group correctly, but I might have mixed up their usernames in my notes.

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Tamekia

4 months ago

I feel a bit confused about the password part; I remember something about using `passwd` but not sure if `--stdin` is the right option here.

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Emiko

4 months ago

I practiced a similar question where I had to set a user shell to `/sbin/nologin`, so I think I can handle that part for Sarah.

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Jacqueline

4 months ago

I think I remember that we need to use `groupadd` for creating the group, but I'm not sure if the syntax for `useradd` is correct.

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Corrina

4 months ago

This is a good test of our system Corrinaistration skills. I'll make sure to carefully follow the instructions and validate each step as I go.

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Barrett

4 months ago

I'm a little worried about this question, the requirements seem detailed. But I'll take it step-by-step and refer to my notes on user and group management commands.

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Viva

4 months ago

Hmm, the part about not allowing Sarah to access the shell has me a bit confused. I'll need to double-check the syntax for setting that up properly.

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Glenn

5 months ago

This looks straightforward, I think I can handle creating the user accounts and groups as specified. The key will be remembering the right commands and options.

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