Command that allows a permitted user to run permitted commands with root privileges
What is sudo
100
Option that causes sudo to run a command with the privileges of a specific user
What is -u
100
Command that allows a user with root privileges to shut the system down, reboot the system or transition between runlevels.
What is telinit
100
A file permission that allows an executable file to be run by an ordinary user with elevated permissions belonging to the file’s owner. It is frequently misused by Trojans.
What is SETUID permission
200
Option to cause switch user to spawn a root login shell
What is -
200
The users password
What is the password needed to use sudo
200
The command to grant root privileges to edit a file
What is sudo -e OR what is sudoedit
200
Brings the system to multiuser graphical mode
What is runlevel 5
200
Command that sends a signal to terminate a process
What is kill
300
Command to execute a single command with root privileges
What is su -c
300
5 Minutes
How long does a sudo password entry remain valid
300
The command option for sudo that spawns a root shell
What is sudo -i
300
Shuts down the system
What is runlevel 0
300
Utility that creates a new filesystem on a device
What is mkfs
400
Command to execute a single command with root privileges in the root environment
What is su - -c
400
Command to list the commands that the user may run using sudo
What is sudo -l
400
The sudo configuration file
What is sudoers
400
Reboots the system
What is runlevel 6
400
Command that displays information about a file or filesystem
What is stat
500
The root password
What is the password needed to use su
500
The group whose users have permission to run any command using sudo
What is wheel
500
The safe way to edit the sudoers file since it checks the syntax after editing.
What is visudo
500
Brings the system to single user/rescue mode
What is runlevel 1
500
Command that specifies the mask that the system uses to set up access permissions when it creates a file.