Moving a user's home directory | LinuC Level 1 102 Exam original practice question

1.08.1Basic

Move app01's home to /srv/users/app01 and move the old home contents there.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on account attributes

Separate account creation, home-directory handling, group membership, login identity, and password state before comparing the commands.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions of account records, groups, home directories, shells, and password state involved.

-d: The usermod option that records a new home-directory path.
-m: The option that moves existing home contents to the new path.
usermod: The command used to change attributes of an existing user.
Home migration: Moving an existing user's files while changing the home path.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectusermod -m /srv/users/app01 app01

Incorrect. -m is used with -d and does not take the path alone.

Incorrectusermod -d /srv/users/app01 app01

Incorrect. -d alone changes registration but does not request a move.

Incorrectusermod -M -d /srv/users/app01 app01

Incorrect. -M is not the usermod option for moving a home.

Correctusermod -d /srv/users/app01 -m app01

Correct. It combines the new path with the move operation.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

usermod --help | grep -E -- '-d,|-m,'

--homeと--move-homeの説明行

Foundation review

Identity attributes such as a user ID, home directory, and login shell.

Primary and supplementary groups used during permission checks.

State and time limits that control password changes and account access.

Question IDKL-102-1020

Environmentshadow-utils usermod help / 状態変更なし

Last technical review2026-08-13

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