A Linux engineer finds multiple failed login entries in the security log file for application users. The Linux engineer performs a security audit and discovers a security issue. Given the following:
# grep -iE '*www*|db' /etc/passwd
www-data:x:502:502:www-data:/var/www:/bin/bash
db:x: 505:505:db: /opt/db:/bin/bash
Which of the following commands would resolve the security issue?

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A Linux engineer finds multiple failed login entries in the security log file for application users. The Linux engineer performs a security audit and discovers a security issue. Given the following:

# grep -iE '*www*|db' /etc/passwd

www-data:x:502:502:www-data:/var/www:/bin/bash

db:x: 505:505:db: /opt/db:/bin/bash

Which of the following commands would resolve the security issue?

Ivan Mazala · Accepted Answer

chsh -s /bin/false www-data && chsh -s /bin/false db

Ivan Mazala · Answer

usermod -d /srv/www-data www-data && usermod -d /var/lib/db db

Ivan Mazala · Answer

passwd -u www-data && passwd -u db

Ivan Mazala · Answer

renice -n 1002 -u 502 && renice -n 1005 -u 505

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