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LFCS User and Group Management Practice Question

Arrange the steps to configure a new user account with sudo privileges on a Linux system.

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Why each option matters

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Correct answer & explanation

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Step 1: Create the user account with useradd. Step 2: Set a password with passwd. Step 3: Add the user to the sudo group (e.g., wheel) with usermod -aG. Step 4: Verify sudo access by running a command like 'sudo -l' or 'sudo whoami'.

After creating the user and setting a password, adding to the wheel group grants sudo access. Verification and testing confirm it works.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • ✓

    Step 1: Create the user account with useradd. Step 2: Set a password with passwd. Step 3: Add the user to the sudo group (e.g., wheel) with usermod -aG. Step 4: Verify sudo access by running a command like 'sudo -l' or 'sudo whoami'.

    Why this is correct

    This is the correct order because the user must exist before setting a password, and the user must have a password and be in the sudo group before testing sudo access.

  • ✗

    Step 1: Create the user account. Step 2: Set a password. Step 3: Test sudo access. Step 4: Add the user to the sudo group.

    Why it's wrong here

    This is incorrect because testing sudo access before adding the user to the sudo group will fail, as the user does not yet have sudo privileges.

  • ✗

    Step 1: Create the user account. Step 2: Add the user to the sudo group. Step 3: Test sudo access. Step 4: Set a password.

    Why it's wrong here

    This is incorrect because testing sudo access requires the user to have a password set; otherwise, the test will fail or be insecure.

  • ✗

    Step 1: Add the user to the sudo group. Step 2: Create the user account. Step 3: Set a password. Step 4: Test sudo access.

    Why it's wrong here

    This is incorrect because the user must exist before being added to any group; adding a non-existent user to a group will result in an error.

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