Question

Keely has an automation tool in place that runs a number of different processes for her and has for the last two years. All of a sudden it stops working and generates an error message that the account has been locked. Which of the following is the best possible reason why?

a. The password has expired.
b. The IP address of the server the process is typically accessing has changed. *
c. The ACL with the allowed list of users has changed.
d. Someone has tried to hack into the system using that account.

Answer 1

b. The IP address of the server the process is typically accessing has changed

Step-by-step explanation:

IP address stands for Internet Protocol address. It refers to a numerical value which is assigned to a every device which is connected to a computer network using the internet protocol for any communication.

Every device is allotted a unique IP address number.

In the context, Keely who works on an automation tool suddenly gets an error message that the account has been locked. This is mainly due to the changed in the IP address of the server that accesses the process.

The account gets closed or clocked whenever the IP address of the server changes.

Therefore, the correct option is (b).