Unlocking a password | LinuC Level 1 102 Exam original practice question

1.08.1Basic

Unlock guest01 after it was locked with usermod -L.

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.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectusermod -L guest01

Incorrect. -L applies the lock.

Incorrectusermod -u guest01

Incorrect. Lowercase -u changes the UID and needs a numeric argument.

Correctusermod -U guest01

Correct. -U unlocks the password field.

Incorrectusermod -l guest01

Incorrect. Lowercase -l changes the login name.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

usermod --help | grep -E -- '-U,|--unlock'

password unlock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-102-1023

Environmentshadow-utils usermod help / 状態変更なし

Last technical review2026-08-13

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