Which of the following explains why an intended operator cannot perform the intended action?

A security analyst is troubleshooting a scenario in which an operator should only be allowed to reboot remote hosts but not perform other activities.

The analyst inspects the following portions of different configuration files:

Configuration file 1:

Operator ALL=/sbin/reboot

Configuration file 2:

Command=”/sbin/shutdown now”, no-x11-forwarding, no-pty, ssh-dss

Configuration file 3:

Operator:x:1000:1000::/home/operator:/bin/bash

Which of the following explains why an intended operator cannot perform the intended action?
A . The sudoers file is locked down to an incorrect command
B . SSH command shell restrictions are misconfigured
C . The passwd file is misconfigured
D . The SSH command is not allowing a pty session

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Answer: D