Which three settings can be controlled by using the chage breemar command as the root user, to
modify the parameters in the /etc/shadow file?
A.
The expiration date of the breemar account
B.
The number of days after the breemar account is locked, that it becomes expired
C.
The maximum number of days that must elapse between password changes by the user
breemar before the password becomes invalid
D.
The number of days after the breemar account is locked, that it becomes unlocked
E.
The minimum number of days that must elapse between password changes by the user
breemar
F.
The maximum number of failed login attempts on the breemar account before the account is
locked
Explanation:
A: chage -E, –expiredate EXPIRE_DATE
Set the date or number of days since January 1, 1970 on which the
user’s account will no longer be accessible.
CE: You need to use chage command to setup password aging.
The chage command changes the number of days between password changesand the date of the last password change. This information is used by
the system to determine when a user must change his/her password.
A,C,E are correct
A, C & E
#chage –l testuser
Last password change : May 21, 2012
Password expires : Jun 20, 2012
Password inactive : never
Account expires : Jan 01, 2013
Minimum number of days between password change : 7
Maximum number of days between password change : 30
Number of days of warning before password expires : 7
A,C,E are correct