A user is unable to log on to a Linux workstation. The systems administrator executes the following command:
cat /etc/shadow | grep user1
The command results in the following output:
user1 :! $6$QERgAsdvojadv4asdvaarC/9dj34GdafGVaregmkdsfa:18875:0:99999:7 :::
Which of the following should the systems administrator execute to fix the issue?

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A user is unable to log on to a Linux workstation. The systems administrator executes the following command:

cat /etc/shadow | grep user1

The command results in the following output:

user1 :! $6$QERgAsdvojadv4asdvaarC/9dj34GdafGVaregmkdsfa:18875:0:99999:7 :::

Which of the following should the systems administrator execute to fix the issue?

Cornelia Bauer · Accepted Answer

passwd -u user1

Cornelia Bauer · Answer

chown -R userl:user1 /home/user1

Cornelia Bauer · Answer

sed -i '/ ::: / :: /g' /etc/shadow

Cornelia Bauer · Answer

chgrp user1:user1 /home/user1

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