Exam 18: CompTIA Linux+

A server, which is used to collect data about the network and datacenter environment via SNMP, is running out of space. Which of the following should the server administrator implement to reduce disk utilization?

A user, jsmith, needs access to database files located on a server. Which of the following will add jsmith to the "dba" group and preserve existing group memberships?

A Linux administrator needs to add some files in a directory to the Git repository but must exclude some local .tmp files that are occasionally created by the scripts. Which of the following is the BEST way to accomplish this task?

An administrator is attempting to block SSH connections to 192.168.10.24 using the Linux firewall. After implementing a rule, a connection refused error is displayed when attempting to SSH to 192.168.10.24. Which of the following rules was MOST likely implemented?

Which of the following is the purpose of the monitoring server role?

A new HTTPS web service is being deployed on a server. Which of the following commands should the Linux administrator use to ensure traffic is able to flow through the system firewall to the new service?

A Linux administrator implemented a new HTTP server using the default configuration. None of the users on the network can access the server. If there is no problem on the network or with the users' workstations, which of the following steps will BEST analyze and resolve the issue?

A systems administrator receives a report that the web server is not running after a planned system reboot. After starting the web server manually, which of the following commands should the administrator issue to ensure the web server starts at boot time?

A systems administrator manually added a new library to the server. The administrator wants to rebuild the library cache for immediate use. Which of the following commands should the systems administrator run to achieve this goal?

A systems administrator has set up third-party log aggregation agents across several cloud instances. The systems administrator wants to create a dashboard of failed SSH attempts and the usernames used. Which of the following files should be watched by the agents?

Which of the following is true about Type 2 hypervisors?

A systems administrator has scheduled a system update for a server. The update includes a resynchronization of the package database and updates to the current packages and the system distribution packages. Which of the following commands contains the proper order of this update?

A systems administrator is implementing disk quotas on /home . During the process, the administrator receives the following error: Cannot find filesystem to check or filesystem not mounted with user quota option. Which of the following is the correct order of steps the administrator should follow to resolve this error?

Joe, a member of the accounting group on a Linux system, is unable to write a file called "taxes" in the accounting shared directory. The ownership and permissions on the directory and file are as follows: accounting drwxrw-r-- user = ann, group = accounting taxes -rw-r--r-- , user = ann, group = accounting Which of the following commands would allow Joe to write to the file? (Choose two.)

Which of the following is the template for the grub.cfg file?

A systems administrator suspects a process with a PID of 2864 is consuming resources at an alarming rate. The administrator uses the command renice -n -5 -p2864 , but it does not solve the issue. Which of the following commands should the administrator execute to correct the issue?

Two specific users need access to a directory owned by root where backups are located. Which of the following commands would BEST ensure the specified users can access the backup files?

A junior systems administrator is creating a cron job. The cron job requirements are as follows: Run the hello.sh script every hour (24 times in one day). Run it on Monday only. Given this scenario, which of the following crontab options should be configured to meet these requirements?

A Linux administrator needs every new file created on a directory to maintain the group permissions of the same directory. Which of the following commands would satisfy this requirement?

Which of the following configuration management tools is considered agentless?