A user (userA) has reported issues while logging in to the system. The following output has been provided:
bash
Could not chdir to home directory /home/userA: Permission denied
-bash: /home/userA/.bash_profile: Permission denied
# cat /etc/passwd | grep userA
userA:x:1234:3400:userA account:/home/userA/:/bin/bash
# passwd -S userA
userA PS 2022-10-17 1 99999 0 (Password set. SHA512 crypt.)
# groups userA
admin dev usergrp
# ls -lth /home/
drwx------ 7 root admin 9 Jan 17 2019 userA
drwxr-xr-x 4 userC app 9 Jan 23 2020 userC
Which of the following describes the issue userA is having?

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A user (userA) has reported issues while logging in to the system. The following output has been provided:

bash

Could not chdir to home directory /home/userA: Permission denied

-bash: /home/userA/.bash_profile: Permission denied

# cat /etc/passwd | grep userA

userA:x:1234:3400:userA account:/home/userA/:/bin/bash

# passwd -S userA

userA PS 2022-10-17 1 99999 0 (Password set. SHA512 crypt.)

# groups userA

admin dev usergrp

# ls -lth /home/

drwx------ 7 root admin 9 Jan 17 2019 userA

drwxr-xr-x 4 userC app 9 Jan 23 2020 userC

Which of the following describes the issue userA is having?

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The assigned home directory is not owned by userA

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The password for userA is not set

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The group for userA is not assigned correctly

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The account password for userA has expired

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