Deck 10: Common Administrative Tasks

Question 1

What log file contains information and error messages regarding network access generated by daemons such as ssd and xinetd?

A) wtmp
B) messages
C) dmesg
D) secure

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which command should be used to restrict access to printers?

A) lpadmin
B) lpa
C) lpr
D) admin

Answer 2

A

Question 3

To change the primary group temporarily to another group that is listed in the output of the groups and id commands, you can use which command below?

A) newgroup
B) groupmod
C) newgrp
D) groupadd

Answer 3

C

Question 4

CUPS contains versions of the lpr, lpc, lpq, and lprm commands.

Question 5

Where is the skeleton directory located on most Linux systems?

A) /etc/skel
B) /var/skel
C) /etc/skeleton
D) /var/skeleton

Question 6

What is the default print job priority for all print jobs created by the lp command?

A) -50
B) 0
C) 50
D) 100

Question 7

What System Log Daemon priority indicates an error that should be rectified immediately, such as a corrupt system database?

A) info
B) alert
C) debug
D) panic

Question 8

Adding the -t option to what command below will provide a list of all printers on the system and their status?

A) lp
B) lpr
C) lps
D) lpstat

Question 9

What option can be added to the userdel command to remove the home directory of the target user?

A) -r
B) -d
C) -R
D) -x

Question 10

In order to send a print job to a printer using CUPS, what command must be used?

A) print
B) pl
C) lp
D) pr

Question 11

The System Log Daemon uses what TCP and UDP port to accept incoming requests from another System Log Daemon on a remote system?​

A) ​827
B) ​1012
C) ​514
D) ​23

Question 12

What option should be used in conjunction with the lp command in order to specify the destination printer name?

A) -n
B) -p
C) -d
D) -l

Question 13

On most Linux systems, the logrotate utility is automatically scheduled to run weekly.

Question 14

When you print to a printer class, the print job is send to the first available printer in the printer class.

Question 15

The secure log file contains information regarding the last user to log in to a system.​

Question 16

Select the option that can be used with the lpstat command to display a list of printers that are enabled:

A) -o
B) -a
C) -p
D) -e

Question 17

A user account can be locked with the usermod command using what option?

A) -U
B) -u
C) -l
D) -L

Question 18

In order to create user accounts on a Linux system, what command should be utilized?

A) uadd
B) usercreate
C) adduser
D) useradd

Question 19

Logs from the cron daemon (crond) can be viewed using the command journalctl _COMM=crond

Question 20

A system that uses an /etc/passwd file only can be converted to use /etc/shadow for security by using what command?

A) passwdconv
B) pwconv
C) passwd
D) pwdcv

Question 21

_______________ represents a text description of the user and is typically left blank.

Question 22

In order to prevent unauthorized access, how can the shadow file be configured to enforce a password policy?​ What happens to accounts with expired passwords?

Question 23

On Linux, the root user always has a UID of what number?​

A) ​0
B) ​1
C) ​23
D) ​500

Question 24

On a CUPS printing system, to remove a print job that is in the print queue, you can use the ____________________ command followed by the print job IDs of the jobs to remove.

Question 25

​What configuration file contains parameters that set the default location for e-mail, password expiration information, minimum password length, and the range of UIDs and GIDs available for use?

A) ​system.conf
B) ​local.setup
C) ​login.defs
D) ​user.defs

Question 26

A set of information that is sent to a printer at the same time is called a(n) ____________________.

Question 27

In the process called ____________________, a user's user name and password are checked against a system database that contains all user account information.

Question 28

How do you delete a user account? When you delete a user account, what gets deleted and what does not? What happens to the user's files?

Question 29

​​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​authentication
b.cancel command​
c.​chfn command
d.CUPS daemon​
e.​facility
f.groupmod command​
g.​primary group
h.​printer class
i.​spooling
j.User Identifier (UID)
​The area of the system from which information is gathered when logging system events.

Question 30

Describe the process of sending information to a printer using the CUPS daemon.

Question 31

​​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​authentication
b.cancel command​
c.​chfn command
d.CUPS daemon​
e.​facility
f.groupmod command​
g.​primary group
h.​printer class
i.​spooling
j.User Identifier (UID)
​A unique number assigned to each user account.

Question 32

What option can be used in the journald configuration file to specify a file size limit to the event log?​

A) ​SystemMaxUse
B) ​Max_file_size
C) ​Journal_Limit
D) ​SizeLimit

Question 33

The ____________________ facility used by the System Log Daemon specifies messages from the Linux kernel.

Question 34

Describe how the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files are used in the authentication process. Why are two files used instead of one? How can you convert a system to use the /etc/shadow file to store passwords?

Question 35

Describe the commands used in the LPD printing system. What CUPS printing system commands do they correspond to?

Question 36

​The CUPS Web administration tool can be accessed via web browser by accessing what TCP port below?

A) 780​
B) ​631
C) ​4586
D) ​8080

Question 37

What priority used by the System Log Daemon indicates a very serious system condition that would normally be broadcast to all users?​

A) ​alert
B) ​panic
C) ​crit
D) ​error

Question 38

​​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​authentication
b.cancel command​
c.​chfn command
d.CUPS daemon​
e.​facility
f.groupmod command​
g.​primary group
h.​printer class
i.​spooling
j.User Identifier (UID)
The command used to change the GECOS for a user.​

Question 39

​​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​authentication
b.cancel command​
c.​chfn command
d.CUPS daemon​
e.​facility
f.groupmod command​
g.​primary group
h.​printer class
i.​spooling
j.User Identifier (UID)
A group of CUPS printers that are treated as a single unit for the purposes of printing and management.​

Question 40

​​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​authentication
b.cancel command​
c.​chfn command
d.CUPS daemon​
e.​facility
f.groupmod command​
g.​primary group
h.​printer class
i.​spooling
j.User Identifier (UID)
The command used to remove print jobs from the print queue in the CUPS print system

Question 41

​What two commands below can be used to modify the password expiry information and a user's default shell?

A) ​chexp
B) ​chage
C) ​shellmod
D) ​chsh

Question 42

​​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​authentication
b.cancel command​
c.​chfn command
d.CUPS daemon​
e.​facility
f.groupmod command​
g.​primary group
h.​printer class
i.​spooling
j.User Identifier (UID)
The command used to modify the name or GID of a group on the system.​

Question 43

​​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​authentication
b.cancel command​
c.​chfn command
d.CUPS daemon​
e.​facility
f.groupmod command​
g.​primary group
h.​printer class
i.​spooling
j.User Identifier (UID)
​The act of verifying a user's identity by comparing a user name and password to a system database (/etc/passwd and /etc/shadow)

Question 44

​​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​authentication
b.cancel command​
c.​chfn command
d.CUPS daemon​
e.​facility
f.groupmod command​
g.​primary group
h.​printer class
i.​spooling
j.User Identifier (UID)
​the process of accepting a print job into a print queue.

Question 45

​What two options below are used to tell the useradd command where a user's home directory will be, and where the skeleton directory is?

A) ​-s
B) ​-h
C) ​-d
D) ​-k

Question 46

​​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​authentication
b.cancel command​
c.​chfn command
d.CUPS daemon​
e.​facility
f.groupmod command​
g.​primary group
h.​printer class
i.​spooling
j.User Identifier (UID)
​The group that is specified for a user in the /etc/passwd file and that is specified as a group owner for all files created by a user.

Question 47

What two log files below will show a history of all login sessions, or a list of users and their last login time, depending on which one is viewed?​

A) ​secure
B) ​wtmp
C) ​lastlog
D) ​xferlog

Question 48

​​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​authentication
b.cancel command​
c.​chfn command
d.CUPS daemon​
e.​facility
f.groupmod command​
g.​primary group
h.​printer class
i.​spooling
j.User Identifier (UID)
The daemon responsible for printing in the CUPS printing system.​

Question 49

What two files contain settings for the CUPS daemon and the configuration information for each printer installed on a system, respectively?​

A) ​/etc/prnt.config
B) ​/etc/cupsd.conf
C) ​/etc/cups/cupsd.conf
D) ​/etc/cups/printers.conf

Question 50

The System Log Daemon rsyslogd loads what configuration file under /etc, as well as any files within which directory under /etc?​

A) ​log.conf
B) ​rsyslog.conf
C) ​rsyslog.d
D) ​log.d