EX280 User And RBAC Management Practice Question
A system administrator needs to revoke the 'admin' role from user 'bob' in the 'finance' project without deleting the project or affecting other users. Which command should be used?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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oc adm policy remove-role-from-user admin bob -n finance
The 'oc adm policy remove-role-from-user' command removes a specific role from a user within a given namespace.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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oc revoke role admin bob --namespace=finance
Why it's wrong here
This command syntax is invalid.
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oc delete user bob -n finance
Why it's wrong here
Deleting the user resource deletes the global user account entirely, which is overly destructive.
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oc remove-user bob --project=finance
Why it's wrong here
This command does not exist in the OpenShift CLI.
- ✓
oc adm policy remove-role-from-user admin bob -n finance
Why this is correct
This command removes the binding associating the 'admin' role with user 'bob' in the 'finance' namespace.
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