SUSE sca_sles15 SUSE Certified Administrator in Enterprise Linux 15 Exam Practice Test

The file that lists each user’s home directory and login shell is /etc/passwd. This file contains information about each user account on the system, such as user name, password (or an x if using shadow passwords), UID, GID, full name or comment field, home directory path, login shell path, etc. Each line in this file corresponds to one user account and has seven fields separated by colons. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-user-group.html#sec-user-group-files

The basic components of RPM are RPM Database and RPM Package Manager. The RPM Database is a collection of files that store information about installed packages on the system. It is located in /var/lib/rpm by default. The RPM Package Manager is a set of tools and libraries that allow you to install, uninstall, query, verify, and manage RPM packages. It includes commands such as rpm, zypper, yast2, etc. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/cha-rpm.html#sec-rpm-components

To access updates for SLE, you need an account with SUSE Customer Center and a SLE Product Key. SUSE Customer Center is a web portal that allows you to manage your subscriptions, products, and services from SUSE. A SLE Product Key is a unique code that activates your subscription and entitles you to receive updates and support for your SLE product. You can register your product key with your SUSE Customer Center account and assign it to your system. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/cha-registration.html

After the kernel has been loaded during the boot process, udev will handle hardware detection. Udev is a device manager that creates device nodes and symlinks in /dev based on rules and events. It also loads kernel modules and applies persistent device names and permissions. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-boot-initrd.html#sec-boot-initrd-udev

The screen command will allow you to create and manage multiple terminal sessions that can be detached and resumed later. You can use the screen command to start a new session, then detach it with Ctrl-a d, and reattach it from another location with screen -r. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/cha-screen.html

If you have a service named tftp, the command and options that would enable tftp to start automatically when the server starts are systemctl enable tftp. This command will create symbolic links in the appropriate systemd target directories to enable the tftp service unit. To start the service immediately, you can also use systemctl start tftp or systemctl enable --now tftp. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/cha-systemd-services.html#sec-systemd-enable

The ip route show or ip r s commands will display the routing table on a Linux system. The routing table contains information about how to reach different network destinations. The cat /etc/sysconfig/routes command will display the static routes configuration file, which may not reflect the current routing table. The other commands are either invalid or unrelated to routing. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-network-routing.html

The command that will display the value of a variable named TMPDIR is echoTMPDIR.Theechocommandwillprintitsargumentstothestandardoutput.Thesign is used to reference the value of a variable in bash. If you omit the $ sign, echo will print the name of the variable instead of its value. If you use single quotes around the variable name, echo will also print the name instead of its value. If you use double quotes around the variable name, echo will print its value as expected. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/cha-bash.html#sec-bash-variables

The UID that the root user has is 0. The UID (user ID) is a numeric value that uniquely identifies a user on the system. The root user is the superuser or administrator who has full privileges and access to all files and commands on the system. The root user always has the UID of 0, regardless of its name or password. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-user-group.html#sec-user-group-root

The commands that could be used to determine the proper syntax for the cp command are man cp, cp --help, and info cp. These commands will display the manual page, help message, or info page for the cp command, respectively. They will provide information about the usage, options, arguments, examples, and other details of the cp command. The other commands are either invalid or unrelated to cp. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-cli-help.html

The network interface type supported by SLES that is used for link aggregation is bond. Link aggregation is a technique that combines multiple physical network interfaces into one logical interface for increased bandwidth and redundancy. A bond interface can use different modes and options to balance traffic and handle failures. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-network-bonding.html

The recommended file system for data volumes is XFS. XFS is a high-performance and scalable file system that supports large files and file systems, online defragmentation and resizing, metadata checksums, and other features. XFS is the default file system for data partitions in SLES 15. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/cha-filesystems.html#sec-filesystems-xfs

The /mnt directory is traditionally used as a catch all to mount local and/or remote file systems. It is a generic mount point for temporary mounts by the system administrator. It may contain subdirectories for different types of file systems or devices, such as /mnt/cdrom, /mnt/usb, /mnt/nfs, etc. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/cha-storage-mounting.html#sec-storage-mounting-mnt

The command that is used to ensure an ext3 file system is checked every 50 times it is mounted is tune2fs. The tune2fs command can be used to adjust various parameters of an ext2, ext3, or ext4 file system. The -c option can be used to set the maximum number of mounts between two file system checks. For example, tune2fs -c 50 /dev/sda1 will set the check interval to 50 mounts for /dev/sda1. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-tune2fs.html

Firewalld uses two separated configuration sets, runtime, and permanent configuration.

The runtime configuration is the actual running configuration and it is not persistent on reboots. When the firewalld service starts it loads the permanent configuration which becomes the runtime configuration.

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Firewalld maintains two separate configurations: runtime and permanent. The runtime configuration is the current state of the firewall that is applied to the system. It can be changed by various commands and tools without affecting the permanent configuration. The permanent configuration is the persistent state of the firewall that is stored in configuration files. It can be changed by various commands and tools with the --permanent option. The permanent configuration will take effect after reloading firewalld or rebooting the system. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-firewall-firewalld.html#sec-firewall-firewalld-config

The commands that can be used to terminate processes are kill and killall. The kill command can be used to send a signal to a process specified by its process ID (PID). The default signal is SIGTERM, which requests a graceful termination of the process. The killall command can be used to send a signal to one or more processes specified by their name. It will match all processes that belong to the current user unless otherwise specified. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-cli-processes.html#sec-cli-processes-kill

Subvolumes in BtrFS are like virtual filesystems that can be mounted separately with the -o subvol= option. They can also have different attributes and quotas. Subvolumes do not have to start with “@” character, although some default subvolumes use this convention. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/cha-btrfs.html#sec-btrfs-subvolumes

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To add two new custom items to the GRUB2 boot menu, you should modify the /boot/grub2/custom.cfg file. This file can contain custom menu entries that will be added to the end of the GRUB2 menu. The syntax and format of this file are similar to /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file. You do not need to run grub2-mkconfig after modifying this file. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-grub2-custom.html

The execute permission on a directory means you can use the cd command to change into the directory. It also means you can access the files and subdirectories inside the directory, if you have read permission on them. The execute permission does not affect the visibility or exportability of the directory. References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-file-permissions.html

For programs to leverage PolKit they are split into two separate processes. The statements below that are true regarding these two PolKit processes are:

• The Mechanism process runs in the System Context.
• The Policy Agent process runs in the User Session.

The Mechanism process is responsible for performing privileged actions on behalf of unprivileged users. It runs as root in the System Context and communicates with PolKit via D-Bus. The Policy Agent process is responsible for requesting authorization from users when they attempt to perform privileged actions. It runs as a normal user in the User Session and communicates with PolKit via D-Bus. References: https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/sec-polkit.html#sec-polkit-processes

The -U option will install a package whether or not a previous version of the package is already installed. If a previous version exists, it will be upgraded. The -F option will install a package only if a previous version of the package is already installed. It will not install a new package.References:https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP3/html/SLES-all/cha-sw-cl.html#sec-rpm-commands