7.1 Flashcards
Standard user accounts can log into the system.
standard user
System user accounts (also called service user accounts) are created by default during the Linux installation and are used by the system for specific roles.
System or service user
Primary groups (also called the private group) are created by default on most Linux distributions when a standard user is created and are used to manage access to files and directories.
Primary group
Secondary groups are also used to manage access to files and directories.
secondary group
Shadow files, such as the /etc/shadow file, holds passwords and password expiration information for user accounts. The /etc/gshadow file holds passwords for groups
shadow
Standard user accounts have
friendly usernames
Id of 500+ or 100 or less
System user accounts have
names that correspond with their roles,
Cannot be used to log into the system.
Have an ID of 500 or less or 1000 or less
primary groups have
corresponding user as the only member
automatically assigned as the owner
similar to any other group
Secondary groups are
not automatically assigned user accounts as members
Receive their membership as assigned by the system administrator
The _______ file holds user account information
/etc/passwd
the __________ file holds passwords and password expiration information for user accounts.
/etc/shadow
The __________ file holds group information including the group name, GID, and group membership information
/etc/group
The ___________ file holds passwords for groups.
/etc/gshadow
