XK0-005 Exam Dumps - CompTIA Linux+ Exam

The best command to use to confirm on which server the HBA card was installed is A. lspci | egrep ‘hba| fibr’. This command will list all the PCI devices on the server and filter the output for those that match the pattern ‘hba’ or ‘fibr’, which are likely to be related to the HBA card. The egrep command is a variant of grep that supports extended regular expressions, which allow the use of the ‘|’ operator for alternation. The other commands are either invalid or will not produce the desired output. For example:

B. lspci | zgrep ‘hba | fibr’ will try to use zgrep, which is a command for searching compressed files, not standard output.

C. lspci | pgrep ‘hba| fibr’ will try to use pgrep, which is a command for finding processes by name or other attributes, not text patterns.

D. lspci | ‘hba | fibr’ will try to use ‘hba | fibr’ as a command, which is not valid and will cause an error.

The filesystem that system logs are commonly stored in is /var. The /var filesystem is a directory that contains variable data files on Linux systems. Variable data files are files that are expected to grow in size over time, such as logs, caches, spools, and temporary files. The /var filesystem is separate from the / filesystem, which contains the essential system files, to prevent the / filesystem from being filled up by the variable data files. The system logs are files that record the events and activities of the system and its components, such as the kernel, the services, the applications, and the users. The system logs are useful for monitoring, troubleshooting, and auditing the system. The system logs are commonly stored in the /var/log directory, which is a subdirectory of the /var filesystem. The /var/log directory contains various log files, such as syslog, messages, dmesg, auth.log, and kern.log. The filesystem that system logs are commonly stored in is /var. This is the correct answer to the question. The other options are incorrect because they are not the filesystems that system logs are commonly stored in (/tmp, /etc, or /opt). References: CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide, Chapter 16: Managing Logging and Monitoring, page 487.

The administrator should use the following three commands to resolve the issue of the root filesystem being full:

df -h /. This command will show the disk usage of the root filesystem in a human-readable format. The df command is a tool for reporting file system disk space usage. The -h option displays the sizes in powers of 1024 (e.g., 1K, 234M, 2G). The / specifies the root filesystem. The command df -h / will show the total size, used space, available space, and percentage of the root filesystem. This command will help the administrator identify the problem and plan the solution.

growpart /dev/mapper/rootvg-rootlv. This command will grow the partition that contains the root filesystem to the maximum size available. The growpart command is a tool for resizing partitions on Linux systems. The /dev/mapper/rootvg-rootlv is the device name of the partition, which is a logical volume managed by the Logical Volume Manager (LVM). The command growpart /dev/mapper/rootvg-rootlv will extend the partition to fill the disk space and increase the size of the root filesystem. This command will help the administrator solve the problem and free up space.

lvresize –L +10G -r /dev/mapper/rootvg-rootlv. This command will resize the logical volume that contains the root filesystem and add 10 GB of space. The lvresize command is a tool for resizing logical volumes on Linux systems. The -L option specifies the new size of the logical volume, in this case +10G, which means 10 GB more than the current size. The -r option resizes the underlying file system as well. The /dev/mapper/rootvg-rootlv is the device name of the logical volume, which is the same as the partition name. The command lvresize –L +10G -r /dev/mapper/rootvg-rootlv will increase the size of the logical volume and the root filesystem by 10 GB and free up space. This command will help the administrator solve the problem and free up space.

The other options are incorrect because they either do not affect the root filesystem (fdisk -1 /dev/sdb, pvcreate /dev/sdb, lsblk /dev/sda, or vgextend /dev/rootvg /dev/sdb) or do not use the correct syntax (fdisk -1 /dev/sdb instead of fdisk -l /dev/sdb or parted -l /dev/mapper/rootvg-rootlv instead of parted /dev/mapper/rootvg-rootlv print). References: CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide, Chapter 10: Managing Storage, pages 318-319, 331-332.

Ctrl+Z suspended the process, and "fg" will bring it back into the foreground of the shell

A Comprehensive and To go back to a program that was suspended by pressing Ctrl+Z in the command line, the command that can be used is fg. The fg command stands for foreground, and it resumes the job that is next in the queue and brings it to the foreground. Alternatively, if there are more than one suspended jobs, fg can be followed by a job number to resume a specific job. The other commands are incorrect because they either do not resume a suspended job, or they have different functions such as switching user (su), pushing a job to the background (bg), or editing a file (ed). References: CompTIA Linux+ Study Guide, Fourth Edition, page 181-182.

To troubleshoot a storage capacity issue on a server without a specific mount point or directory, two commands that would be most helpful are df and du. The df command displays information about disk space usage on all mounted filesystems, including their size, used space, available space, and percentage of usage. The du command displays disk space usage by files and directories in a given path, which can help identify large files or directories that may be taking up too much space. The other commands are incorrect because they either do not show disk space usage, or they are used for other purposes such as partitioning, formatting, checking, mounting, copying, or listing files. References: CompTIA Linux+ Study Guide, Fourth Edition, page 417-419.

The chgrp command is used to change the group ownership of files and directories. By using this command, the administrator can assign the files in the newly created directory to the human resources group, which will allow the users in that group to access them. The other commands are not relevant for this task. For example:

chattr is used to change the file attributes, such as making them immutable or append-only1.

chage is used to change the password expiration information for a user account2.

chcon is used to change the security context of files and directories, which is related to SELinux3.

References:

The CompTIA Linux+ Certification Exam Objectives mention that the candidate should be able to “manage file and directory ownership and permissions” as part of the Hardware and System Configuration domain4.

The web search result 2 explains how to use the chgrp command with examples.

The web search result 3 compares the chmod and chgrp commands and their effects on file permissions.

The command that will maintain version control while making some changes in the IaC declaration templates is git checkout -b . This command uses the git tool, which is a distributed version control system that tracks changes in source code and enables collaboration among developers. The checkout option switches to a different branch in the git repository, where a branch is a pointer to a specific commit in the history. The -b option creates a new branch with the given name, and switches to it. This way, the administrator can make changes in the new branch without affecting the main branch, and later merge them if needed.

The other options are not correct commands for maintaining version control while making some changes in the IaC declaration templates. The git clone https://github.com/comptia/linux±.git command will clone an existing repository from a remote URL to a local directory, but it will not create a new branch for making changes. The git push origin command will push the local changes to a remote repository named origin, but it will not create a new branch for making changes. The git fetch New-Branch command will fetch updates from a remote branch named New-Branch, but it will not create a new branch for making changes. References: CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide, Chapter 19: Managing Source Code; Git - Basic Branching and Merging

To ensure all files created in Q1 inherit the group ownership of finance, the chmod g+s command sets the group ID (SGID) on the directory, ensuring new files belong to the group of the directory. chown Finance Q1/ changes the group ownership of Q1 to Finance, allowing Finance group members access. These settings facilitate collaborative permissions as per CompTIA Linux+ recommendations for group-based file sharing. Reference: CompTIA Linux+ Study Guide.