Question 590
The engineer proposes this implementation: Use chage -M and chage -W for the target local account. The requirement is: An account's password must expire after a defined number of days with advance warning. Which technical explanation best supports the proposed action?
Explanation
Correct Answer
chage adjusts password aging and warning fields; changing the account's group membership does not set expiry. It specifically supports the proposed action of Use chage -M and chage -W for the target local account. for the requirement described.
Incorrect Answers
This explains another Linux operation, namely Run a scoped find command such as find /usr -xdev -type f -perm -4000 with appropriate privileges., where The symbolic or numeric mode predicate matches setuid files, whereas ordinary executable files lack this special bit. It does not explain why Use chage -M and chage -W for the target local account. satisfies the stated condition.
This explains another Linux operation, namely Define a narrowly scoped sudoers rule with visudo and use sudo for authorized commands., where sudo can delegate specific commands with auditing rather than requiring shared direct-root credentials. It does not explain why Use chage -M and chage -W for the target local account. satisfies the stated condition.
This explains another Linux operation, namely Use last with suitable time filtering to examine historical login records., where last reads the login history database, unlike who which reports active sessions. It does not explain why Use chage -M and chage -W for the target local account. satisfies the stated condition.






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