LPI 101-500

Question 1 of 60

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Which type of file system is created by mkfs when it is executed with the block device name only and without any additional parameters?

Select one of the following:

XFS
VFAT
ext2
ext3
ext4

Explanation

Question 2 of 60

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Which umask value ensures that new directories can be read, written and listed by their owning user, read and listed by their owning group and are not accessible at all for everyone else?

Select one of the following:

0750
0027
0036
7640
0029

Explanation

Question 3 of 60

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Which of the following commands changes the number of days before the ext3 filesystem on /dev/sda1 has to run through a full filesystem check while booting?

Select one of the following:

tune2fs -d 200 /dev/sda1
tune2fs -i 200 /dev/sda1
tune2fs -c 200 /dev/sda1
tune2fs -n 200 /dev/sda1
tune2fs --days 200 /dev/sda1

Explanation

Question 4 of 60

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Which is the default percentage of reserved space for the root user on new ext4 filesystems?

Select one of the following:

10%
3%
15%
0%
5%

Explanation

Question 5 of 60

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5.- Which of the following is true when a file system, which is neither listed in /etc/fstab nor known to system, is mounted manually?

Select one of the following:

Systemd ignores any manual mounts which are not done using the systemctl mount command
The command systemctl mountsync can be used to create a mount unit based on the existing mount
systemd automatically generates a mount unit and monitors the mount point without changing it
Unless a systemd mount unit is created, systemd unmounts the file system after a short period of time
systemctl unmount must be used to remove the mount because system opens a file descriptor on the mount point

Explanation

Question 6 of 60

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6.- Which program updates the database that is used by the locate command? (Specify ONLY the command without any path or parameters).

Select one of the following:

updatedb
upgrade

Explanation

Question 7 of 60

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7.- What does the command mount --bind do?

Select one of the following:

It makes the contents of one directory available in another directory
It mounts all available filesystems to the current directory
It mounts all user mountable filesystems to the user's home directory
It mounts all file systems listed in /etc/fstab which have the option userbind set
It permanently mounts a regular file to a directory

Explanation

Question 8 of 60

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8.- Consider the following output from the command ls -i:

How would a new file named c.txt be created with the same inode number as a.txt (Inode 525385)?

Select one of the following:

ln -h a.txt c.txt
ln c.txt a.txt
ln a.txt c.txt
In -f c.txt a.txt
ln -i 525385 c.txt

Explanation

Question 9 of 60

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Consider the following directory:
drwxrwxr-x 2 root sales 4096 Jan 1 15:21 sales
Which command ensures new files created within the directory sales are owned by the group sales? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

chmod g+s sales
setpol -R newgroup=sales sales
chgrp -p sales sales
chown --persistent *.sales sales
chmod 2775 sales

Explanation

Question 10 of 60

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10.- In order to display all currently mounted filesystems, which of the following commands could be used? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

cat /proc/self/mounts
free
lsmounts
mount
cat /proc/filesystems

Explanation

Question 11 of 60

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11.- Which command displays the current disk space usage for all mounted file systems? (Specify ONLY the command without any path or parameters.)

Select one of the following:

df
ht

Explanation

Question 12 of 60

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12.- Which chown command changes the ownership to dave and the group to staff on a file named data.txt?

Select one of the following:

chown dave/staff data.txt
chown -u dave -g staff data.txt
chown --user dave --group staff data.txt
chown dave+staff data.txt
chown dave:staff data.txt

Explanation

Question 13 of 60

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13.- When considering the use of hard links, what are valid reasons not to use hard links?

Select one of the following:

Hard links are not available on all Linux systems because traditional filesystems, such as ext4, do not support them
Each hard link has individual ownership, permissions and ACLs which can lead to unintended disclosure of file content
Hard links are specific to one filesystem and cannot point to files on another filesystem
If users other than root should be able to create hard links, suln has to be installed and configured
When a hard linked file is changed, a copy of the file is created and consumes additional space

Explanation

Question 14 of 60

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14.- In compliance with the FHS, in which of the directories are man pages found?

Select one of the following:

/opt/man/
/usr/doc/
/usr/share/man/
/var/pkg/man
/var/man/

Explanation

Question 15 of 60

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15.- Which file in the /proc filesystem lists parameters passed from the bootloader to the kernel? (Specify the file name only without any path.)

Select one of the following:

cmdline
repeat

Explanation

Question 16 of 60

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16.- What is the process ID number of the init process on a System V init based system?

Select one of the following:

-1
0
1
It is different with each reboot
It is set to the current run level

Explanation

Question 17 of 60

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17.- Which daemon handles power management events on a Linux system?

Select one of the following:

acpid
batteryd
pwrmgntd
psd
inetd

Explanation

Question 18 of 60

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18.- Which of the following statements are true about the boot sequence of a PC using a BIOS? (Choose two.

Select one or more of the following:

Some parts of the boot process can be configured from the BIOS
Linux does not require the assistance of the BIOS to boot a computer
The BIOS boot process starts only if secondary storage, such as the hard disk, is functional
The BIOS initiates the boot process after turning the computer on
The BIOS is started by loading hardware drivers from secondary storage, such as the hard disk

Explanation

Question 19 of 60

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19.- What is true regarding UEFI firmware? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

It can read and interpret partition tables
It can use and read certain file systems
It stores its entire configuration on the /boot/ partition
It is stored in a special area within the GPT metadata
It is loaded from a fixed boot disk position

Explanation

Question 20 of 60

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20.- A faulty kernel module is causing issues with a network interface card. Which of the following actions ensures that this module is not loaded automatically when the system boots?

Select one of the following:

Using lsmod --remove --autoclean without specifying the name of a specific module
Using modinfo -k followed by the name of the offending module
Using modprobe -r followed by the name of the offending module
Adding a blacklist line including the name of the offending module to the file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Deleting the kernel module's directory from the file system and recompiling the kernel, including its modules

Explanation

Question 21 of 60

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21.- When is the content of the kernel ring buffer reset? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

When the ring buffer is explicitly reset using the command dmesg --clear
When the ring buffer is read using dmesg without any additional parameters
When a configurable amount of time, 15 minutes by default, has passed
When the kernel loads a previously unloaded kernel module
When the system is shut down or rebooted

Explanation

Question 22 of 60

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What is the first program the Linux kernel starts at boot time when using System V init?

Select one of the following:

/lib/init.so
/proc/sys/kernel/init
/etc/rc.d/rcinit
/sbin/init
/boot/init

Explanation

Question 23 of 60

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23.- A Debian package creates several files during its installation. Which of the following commands searches for packages owning the file /etc/debian_version?

Select one of the following:

apt-get search /etc/debian_version
apt -r /etc/debian_version
find /etc/debian_version -dpkg
dpkg -S /etc/debian_version
apt-file /etc/debian_version

Explanation

Question 24 of 60

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24.- What is contained on the EFI System Partition?

Select one of the following:

The Linux root file system
The first stage boot loader
The default swap space file
The Linux default shell binaries
The user home directories

Explanation

Question 25 of 60

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25.- Which of the following directories on a 64 bit Linux system typically contain shared libraries? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

~/.lib64/
/usr/lib64/
/var/lib64/
/lib64/
/opt/lib64/

Explanation

Question 26 of 60

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26.- Which of the following files exist in a standard GRUB 2 installation? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

/boot/grub/stages/stage0
/boot/grub/i386-pc/lvm.mod
/boot/grub/fstab
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
/boot/grub/linux/vmlinuz

Explanation

Question 27 of 60

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27.- Which of the following commands installs all packages with a name ending with the string foo?

Select one of the following:

zypper get '*foo'
zypper update 'foo?'
zypper force 'foo*'
zypper install '*foo'
zypper add '.*foo'

Explanation

Question 28 of 60

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Which of the following properties of a Linux system should be changed when a virtual machine is cloned? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

The partitioning scheme
The file system
The D-Bus Machine ID
The permissions of /root/
The SSH host keys

Explanation

Question 29 of 60

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29.- Which of the following commands installs GRUB 2 into the master boot record on the third hard disk?

Select one of the following:

grub2 install /dev/sdc
grub-mkrescue /dev/sdc
grub-mbrinstall /dev/sdc
grub-setup /dev/sdc
grub-install /dev/sdc

Explanation

Question 30 of 60

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30.- Which of the following partition types is used for Linux swap spaces when partitioning hard disk drives?

Select one of the following:

7
82
83
8e
fd

Explanation

Question 31 of 60

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31 Which command shows kernel ring buffer messages produced during boot and runtime?

Select one of the following:

journalctl -b
dmesg
syslog
bootctl

Explanation

Question 32 of 60

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32.- Which directory exposes kernel and system information as a pseudo-filesystem?

Select one of the following:

/proc
/boot
/var
/opt

Explanation

Question 33 of 60

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33.- Which command lists currently loaded kernel modules?

Select one of the following:

depmod
modinfo
insmod
lsmod

Explanation

Question 34 of 60

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34.- To load a kernel module at runtime, which command is used?

Select one of the following:

modprobe <module>
insmod -r <module>
rmmod <module>
depmod <module>

Explanation

Question 35 of 60

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35.- Where are modprobe configuration files typically stored for blacklisting modules?

Select one of the following:

/etc/modprobe.d/
/etc/modules-load.d/
/usr/lib/modprobe.d/
/boot/modprobe/

Explanation

Question 36 of 60

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36.- Which file shows the kernel version currently running?

Select one of the following:

/etc/os-release
/proc/version
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
/var/log/messages

Explanation

Question 37 of 60

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37.- Which command updates module dependency and map files?

Select one of the following:

depmod
modprobe -r
modinfo
lsmod

Explanation

Question 38 of 60

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38.- Which tool displays PCI devices and vendor/product IDs?

Select one of the following:

lsusb
lspci
lsblk
hwinfo

Explanation

Question 39 of 60

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39.- Which pseudo-file contains the list of CPU info?

Select one of the following:

/proc/uptime
/proc/cpuinfo
/proc/meminfo
/proc/stat

Explanation

Question 40 of 60

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40.- Where is the kernel image usually stored on a Linux system?

Select one of the following:

/bin/vmlinuz
/boot/
/lib/modules/
/usr/src/

Explanation

Question 41 of 60

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41.- What does UEFI system firmware store boot entries in?

Select one of the following:

MBR boot record
NVRAM
/etc/fstab
/boot/grub/grub.cfg

Explanation

Question 42 of 60

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42.- Which utility shows and manipulates UEFI boot entries?

Select one of the following:

grub-install
efibootmgr
bootctl
systemctl

Explanation

Question 43 of 60

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43.- In MBR partitioning, where is the boot code located?

Select one of the following:

GPT header
First sector (MBR)
/boot/efi
/etc/grub.d/

Explanation

Question 44 of 60

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44.- What is the purpose of an initramfs/initrd?

Select one of the following:

Replace the kernel
Provide initial userspace before root FS mounts
Store GRUB configuration
Manage user accounts during boot

Explanation

Question 45 of 60

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45.- Which command regenerates an initramfs on Debian/Ubuntu?

Select one of the following:

mkinitrd
update-initramfs -u
dracut --force
mkinitcpio -p linux

Explanation

Question 46 of 60

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46.-On systems using dracut, which command rebuilds the initramfs?

Select one of the following:

update-initramfs
dracut --force
mkinitramfs
genkernel

Explanation

Question 47 of 60

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47.- Which GRUB2 file is automatically generated and should not be edited directly?

Select one of the following:

/etc/default/grub
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
/etc/grub.d/40_custom
/usr/lib/grub/menu.lst

Explanation

Question 48 of 60

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48.- Which file configures default GRUB kernel parameters?

Select one of the following:

/boot/grub/grub.cfg
/etc/default/grub
/etc/grub.d/
/etc/grub.conf

Explanation

Question 49 of 60

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49.- Which command regenerates GRUB configuration (on Debian/Ubuntu)?

Select one of the following:

grub-install
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
update-grub
Both B and C

Explanation

Question 50 of 60

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50.- What does grub-install do?

Select one of the following:

Create /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Install GRUB bootloader to disk/EFI
Generate initramfs
Update kernel parameters

Explanation

Question 51 of 60

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51.- Which kernel parameter passes options to init (PID 1) or init system?

Select one of the following:

root=
ro
init=
quiet

Explanation

Question 52 of 60

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52.- To boot into single-user mode with systemd you can append which kernel parameter?

Select one of the following:

single
systemd.unit=rescue.target
init=/bin/bash
runlevel=1

Explanation

Question 53 of 60

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	Created by David OkOk about 2 years ago

Linux Profesional Institute

LPI 101-500

Question 1 of 60

Which type of file system is created by mkfs when it is executed with the block device name only and without any additional parameters?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 60

Which umask value ensures that new directories can be read, written and listed by their owning user, read and listed by their owning group and are not accessible at all for everyone else?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 60

Which of the following commands changes the number of days before the ext3 filesystem on /dev/sda1 has to run through a full filesystem check while booting?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 60

Which is the default percentage of reserved space for the root user on new ext4 filesystems?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 60

5.- Which of the following is true when a file system, which is neither listed in /etc/fstab nor known to system, is mounted manually?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 60

6.- Which program updates the database that is used by the locate command? (Specify ONLY the command without any path or parameters).

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 60

7.- What does the command mount --bind do?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 60

8.- Consider the following output from the command ls -i: How would a new file named c.txt be created with the same inode number as a.txt (Inode 525385)?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 60

Consider the following directory: drwxrwxr-x 2 root sales 4096 Jan 1 15:21 sales Which command ensures new files created within the directory sales are owned by the group sales? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 60

10.- In order to display all currently mounted filesystems, which of the following commands could be used? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 60

11.- Which command displays the current disk space usage for all mounted file systems? (Specify ONLY the command without any path or parameters.)

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 60

12.- Which chown command changes the ownership to dave and the group to staff on a file named data.txt?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 60

13.- When considering the use of hard links, what are valid reasons not to use hard links?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 60

14.- In compliance with the FHS, in which of the directories are man pages found?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 60

15.- Which file in the /proc filesystem lists parameters passed from the bootloader to the kernel? (Specify the file name only without any path.)

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 60

16.- What is the process ID number of the init process on a System V init based system?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 60

17.- Which daemon handles power management events on a Linux system?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 60

18.- Which of the following statements are true about the boot sequence of a PC using a BIOS? (Choose two.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 60

19.- What is true regarding UEFI firmware? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 60

20.- A faulty kernel module is causing issues with a network interface card. Which of the following actions ensures that this module is not loaded automatically when the system boots?

8.- Consider the following output from the command ls -i:

How would a new file named c.txt be created with the same inode number as a.txt (Inode 525385)?

Consider the following directory:
drwxrwxr-x 2 root sales 4096 Jan 1 15:21 sales
Which command ensures new files created within the directory sales are owned by the group sales? (Choose two.)