passwd (change password) in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the command to change the password for the current user.

Linux CLI

[1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Apasswd

Bchpasswd

Cuseradd

Dusermod

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'useradd' which is for adding users, not changing passwords.

Using 'usermod' which modifies user properties but not passwords directly.

The 'passwd' command is used to change the password of a user in Linux.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the command to change the password for user 'alice'.

Linux CLI

sudo passwd [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aroot

Bguest

Cadmin

Dalice

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'root' or other usernames instead of the target user.

Omitting the username when changing another user's password.

To change the password for a specific user, provide the username after 'passwd'.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the command to change the password for user 'bob'.

Linux CLI

sudo passwd [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A--bob

B-bob

Cbob

Dbob-

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Adding dashes before the username which causes errors.

Appending characters to the username.

The username should be given without dashes or extra characters.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a command that forces password expiration for user 'carol'.

Linux CLI

sudo passwd [1] [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A-e

Bcarol

C-f

D-l

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-f' which forces password change on next login but is less common.

Using '-l' which locks the account instead of expiring the password.

The '-e' option followed by the username 'carol' expires the password immediately.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a command that locks the account for user 'dave' and then unlocks it.

Linux CLI

sudo passwd [1] [2] && sudo passwd -u [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Adave

B-l

D-e

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using different usernames in the two commands.

Using '-e' instead of '-l' to lock the account.

First lock the account with '-l' for user 'dave', then unlock it with '-u' for the same user.