XK0-005 Reviews Questions

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Question 44

A Linux user is trying to execute commands with sudo but is receiving the following error:

$ sudo visudo

>>> /etc/sudoers: syntax error near line 28 <<<

sudo: parse error in /etc/sudoers near line 28

sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting

The following output is provided:

# grep root /etc/shadow

root :* LOCK *: 14600 ::::::

Which of the following actions will resolve this issue?

Options:

Boot the system in single user mode and comment out line 28 from /etc/sudoers.

Comment out line 28 from /etc/sudoers and try to use sudo again.

Question 45

The applications team is reporting issues when trying to access the web service hosted in a Linux system. The Linux systems administrator is reviewing the following outputs:

Output 1:

* httpd.service = The Apache HTTPD Server

Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)

Active: inactive (dead)

Docs: man:httpd(8) man:apachectl(8)

Output 2:

16:51:16 up 28 min, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.07

Which of the following statements best describe the root cause? (Select two).

Options:

The httpd service is currently started.

The httpd service is enabled to auto start at boot time, but it failed to start.

The httpd service was manually stopped.

The httpd service is not enabled to auto start at boot time.

The httpd service runs without problems.

The httpd service did not start during the last server reboot.

Question 46

Which of the following will prevent non-root SSH access to a Linux server?

Options:

Creating the /etc/nologin file

Creating the /etc/nologin.allow file containing only a single line root

Creating the /etc/nologin/login.deny file containing a single line +all

Ensuring that /etc/pam.d/sshd includes account sufficient pam_nologin.so

Question 47

A development team asks an engineer to guarantee the persistency of journal log files across system reboots. Which of the following commands would accomplish this task?

Options:

grep -i auto /etc/systemd/journald.conf && systemct1 restart systemd-journald.service

cat /etc/systemd/journald.conf | awk '(print $1,$3)'

sed -i 's/auto/persistent/g' /etc/systemd/journald.conf && sed -i 'persistent/s/ˆ#//q' /etc/systemd/journald.conf

journalctl --list-boots && systemct1 restart systemd-journald.service

Answer:

Explanation:

The command sed -i 's/auto/persistent/g' /etc/systemd/journald.conf && sed -i 'persistent/s/ˆ#//q' /etc/systemd/journald.conf will accomplish the task of guaranteeing the persistency of journal log files across system reboots. The sed command is a tool for editing text files on Linux systems. The -i option modifies the file in place. The s command substitutes one string for another. The g flag replaces all occurrences of the string. The && operator executes the second command only if the first command succeeds. The q command quits after the first match. The /etc/systemd/journald.conf file is a configuration file for the systemd-journald service, which is responsible for collecting and storing log messages. The command sed -i 's/auto/persistent/g' /etc/systemd/journald.conf will replace the word auto with the word persistent in the file. This will change the value of the Storage option, which controls where the journal log files are stored. The value auto means that the journal log files are stored in the volatile memory and are lost after reboot, while the value persistent means that the journal log files are stored in the persistent storage and are preserved across reboots. The command sed -i 'persistent/s/ˆ#//q' /etc/systemd/journald.conf will remove the # character at the beginning of the line that contains the word persistent. This will uncomment the Storage option and enable it. The command sed -i 's/auto/persistent/g' /etc/systemd/journald.conf && sed -i 'persistent/s/ˆ#//q' /etc/systemd/journald.conf will guarantee the persistency of journal log files across system reboots by changing and enabling the Storage option to persistent. This is the correct command to use to accomplish the task. The other options are incorrect because they either do not change the value of the Storage option (grep -i auto /etc/systemd/journald.conf && systemct1 restart systemd-journald.service or cat /etc/systemd/journald.conf | awk '(print $1,$3)') or do not enable the Storage option (journalctl --list-boots && systemct1 restart systemd-journald.service). References: CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide, Chapter 16: Managing Logging and Monitoring, page 489.

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