Elevated User Privilege Management

Welcome to the Elevated User Privilege Management practice lab. In this module, you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.

Overview

Learning Outcomes:

In this module, you will complete the following exercises:

  • Exercise 1 - Use Elevated Privileges in Linux
  • Exercise 2 - Manage Authentication in Linux

After completing this module, you should be able to:

  • Use the su command.
  • Use the sudo command.
  • Elevate privileges for a user.
  • Manage passwords on a system.
  • Modify the password policy.
  • Create a PAM policy.

Exam Objectives:

The following exam objectives are covered in this module:

2.2 Given a scenario, implement identity management

  • Account management.

2.4 Given a scenario, configure and execute remote connectivity for system management

  • Executing commands as another user.