CompTIA Linux+

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Which of the following commands should you use to add a user named alice to the smbpasswd file?
  1. smbuseradd alice
  2. smbpasswd alice
  3. smbpasswd -a alice
  4. useradd -a alice
Explanation
Answer - C - You should use the smbpasswd -a alice command to add a user named alice to the smbpasswd file.

Key Takeaway: The smbpasswd command is used to change a user’s smb password in the smbpasswd file. The smbpasswd -a alice command will add the alice user to the smbpasswd file. smbpasswd allows a user to change their encrypted smb password which is stored in the smbpasswd file. The -add option specifies that the username following should be added to the smbpasswd file, with the new password typed.
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