Exam 18: CompTIA Linux+

While creating a file on a volume, the Linux administrator receives the following message: No space left on device. Running the df -m command, the administrator notes there is still 50% of usage left. Which of the following is the NEXT step the administrator should take to analyze the issue without losing data?

A Linux administrator is using a public cloud provider to host servers for a company's website. Using the provider's tools, the administrator wrote a JSON file to define how to deploy the servers. Which of the following techniques did the administrator use?

An administrator is troubleshooting to determine why backups are failing on a particular server. The administrator runs the ps command and analyzes the following output. The administrator runs kill -9 10112 yet the process remains. Which of the following BEST describes the issue and how to fix it?

A junior Linux administrator is performing version control on a Git repository. The administrator is given a list of tasks to complete: List the currently installed Git release. Show the status reporting of the clone. Which of the following commands would allow the administrator to complete these tasks? (Choose two.)

On a UEFI-based system, which of the following invokes GRUB2 from the EFI command prompt?

A Linux administrator is testing connectivity to a remote host on a shared terminal. The administrator wants to allow other users to access the terminal while the command is executing. Which of the following commands should the administrator use?

Using which of the following control mode commands is the correct way to substitute all occurrences of /dev/sdc with /dev/sdd while editing a file in vi?

A junior Linux administrator is setting up system-wide configuration settings. The goal is to ensure the PATH environment variable includes the following locations for all users who log into a Linux system: The administrator issues the following commands at the terminal: Respectively, the output of these commands is as follows: Given this output, which of the following would be the BEST action for the administrator to perform to address this issue?

A Linux administrator installed a new network adapter and temporarily disabled the network service from starting on boot. The partial output of chkconfig is as follows: Which of the following commands BEST describes how the administrator should re-enable the network service?

A junior Linux administrator is installing patches using YUM. The administrator issues the following command: yum list installed The output of the command is as follows: Given this scenario and the output, which of the following should the administrator do to address this issue?

A Linux server has multiple IPs. A Linux administrator needs to verify if the HTTP server port is bound to the correct IP. Which of the following commands would BEST accomplish this task?

An administrator is uncomfortable allowing users to log in as root. Which of the following ensures that root logins are disallowed?

A systems administrator must clean up all application files in the directory /var/log/app. However, the company's security policy requires the files to be kept on the backup server for one year. The Linux server has only the tar and bzip2 packages installed. Which of the following commands will package and compress the files?

Ann, a junior systems administrator, is required to add a line to the /etc/yum.conf file. However, she receives the following error message when she tries to add the line: Ann performs some diagnostics to attempt to find the root cause: Which of the following commands should Ann execute to write content to /etc/yum ?

The Apache web server was recently installed on a Debian/Ubuntu server. The web server fails and a review of log messages on another partition reveals the installation was not completed properly due to lack of disk space. After clearing the files, the systems administrator has requested the installation to be performed again. Which of the following command lines will perform this task? (Choose two.)

Which of the following is the BEST reason for not storing database files in the /var directory?

A systems administrator is enabling quotas on the /home directory of a Linux server. The administrator makes the appropriate edits to the /etc/fstab file and attempts to issue the commands to enable quotas on the desired directory. However, the administrator receives an error message stating the filesystem does not support quotas. Which of the following commands should the administrator perform to proceed?

A systems administrator received a request to change the hostname to a new name. Which of the following file configurations should be changed to fix the hostname in the server?

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the X11 system?

A raw VM image is being compressed with bzip2 and copied to a flash drive at /dev/hdb for off-site use by the marketing department. Which of the following command lines accomplishes this task?