1.From the /etc/passwd file, provide user ID of root, its home directory, and th
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1.From the /etc/passwd file, provide user ID of root, its home directory, and the initial program the system runs for root
2.The /etc/passwd file contains login names used by the system for its operation and for system administration. These include the following login IDs: daemon, bin, sys, and adm. It also includes login names used for networking, such as tcpdump.
For each of the lognames listed above, identify the start-up program
List 2 more operation and system administration files, their purpose, and their start-up program
Explanation / Answer
/etc/shadow Holds the encrypted password of the corresponding user account. It also contains user information like in passwd file.
It runs from root.
/etc/group This file contains the group information for each user account.
I.e which user belongs to which system group. This also runs from the root.
/etc/gshadow This file contains secure group user account information, like what permissions are given to the groups to access files, the fileanames and permission details. This also runs from root.
I have given inforamtion about 3 such files, you can choose any of the two as you wish.
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