Multiple choice technology operating systems

Which file defines all users on your system?

  1. /etc/users

  2. /etc/passwd

  3. /home/users

  4. /root/users
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Explanation

The /etc/passwd file stores user account information including username, user ID (UID), home directory, and default shell. It is the standard system file that defines all user accounts on Unix-like systems. /etc/users is not a standard file path, /home/users contains user home directories (not user definitions), and /root/users does not exist as a standard path.

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