SUSE System Security Administration Quiz

1. Which log file typically records all user authentication attempts on SUSE?

/var/log/auth.log

/var/log/secure

/var/log/messages

/var/log/system.log

2. What does the principle of least privilege mean in system security?

Give all users root access

Grant users only minimum permissions needed for their role

Restrict all network traffic

Use only basic passwords

3. True or False: The sticky bit on a directory allows only the owner to delete files within it.

True

False

4. Which tool scans for open ports and network vulnerabilities on SUSE?

Nmap

Netstat

Ss

Ifconfig

Submit

6. Which command is used to change a user's password on SUSE?

Chpasswd

Passwd

Pwdchange

Setpass

7. What is the default port number for SSH on SUSE systems?

20

21

22

23

8. True or False: Password hashes should be stored in /etc/passwd for easy access.

True

False

9. Which SSH configuration file controls server-side SSH settings on SUSE?

/etc/ssh/ssh_config

/etc/ssh/sshd_config

/etc/ssh/server.conf

/etc/sshd/config

Submit

11. Which command displays the current user and group memberships on a SUSE system?

Id

Whoami

Groups

Passwd

12. True or False: SUSE uses AppArmor as its default mandatory access control framework.

True

False

13. What does the chmod command 755 assign to a directory?

Rwx for owner, rx for group and others

Rw for all

Rwx for all

R for all

14. Which file contains the list of users allowed to use the sudo command?

/etc/sudoers

/etc/sudo.conf

/etc/sudo_users

/etc/permissions

15. True or False: The root user (UID 0) can be locked to prevent direct login.

True

False

16. Which command adds a new user account to a SUSE system?

Newuser

Adduser

Mkuser

Createuser

17. What does SELinux stand for?

Secure Extended Linux

Security Enhanced Linux

System Enforced Linux

Secure Engine Linux

Submit

19. Which tool is used to configure the firewall in SUSE systems?

Iptables only

Firewalld

Ufw

Netstat

20. What is the primary purpose of the /etc/shadow file in SUSE Linux?

Store user home directories

Store encrypted password hashes

Define user shell preferences

List active user sessions

SUSE Engineer System Security Administration Quiz

1. Which log file typically records all user authentication attempts on SUSE?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. What does the principle of least privilege mean in system security?

3. True or False: The sticky bit on a directory allows only the owner to delete files within it.

4. Which tool scans for open ports and network vulnerabilities on SUSE?

5. File ownership on SUSE systems is defined by ____.

6. Which command is used to change a user's password on SUSE?

7. What is the default port number for SSH on SUSE systems?

8. True or False: Password hashes should be stored in /etc/passwd for easy access.

9. Which SSH configuration file controls server-side SSH settings on SUSE?

10. The process of verifying a user's identity is called ____.

11. Which command displays the current user and group memberships on a SUSE system?

12. True or False: SUSE uses AppArmor as its default mandatory access control framework.

13. What does the chmod command 755 assign to a directory?

14. Which file contains the list of users allowed to use the sudo command?

15. True or False: The root user (UID 0) can be locked to prevent direct login.

16. Which command adds a new user account to a SUSE system?

17. What does SELinux stand for?

18. In SUSE, the umask value 0022 results in default file permissions of ____.

19. Which tool is used to configure the firewall in SUSE systems?

20. What is the primary purpose of the /etc/shadow file in SUSE Linux?