CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 Practice Question

You are configuring a Linux server and need to prioritize LDAP for user and group lookups but want to fall back to the local /etc/passwd and /etc/group files if the LDAP lookup fails. Which of the following configurations would you implement in /etc/nsswitch.conf to achieve this requirement?

  • passwd: nis files ldap group: nis files ldap

  • passwd: files nis ldap group: files nis ldap

  • passwd: ldap files group: ldap files

  • passwd: files ldap group: files ldap

CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005
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