LPIC-1 Exam 102 v5 (Linux Administrator) — Question 43

Which of the following commands can be used to limit the amount of memory a user may use?

Answer options

• A. umask
• B. usermod
• C. passwd
• D. ulimit
• E. chage

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, ulimit, which is specifically designed to set user-level resource limits, including memory usage. The other options, such as umask, usermod, passwd, and chage, serve different purposes such as file creation permissions, modifying user attributes, changing passwords, and managing password expiration, respectively.