104 Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard KA

Question 1

104.1 Create partitions and filesystems

Answer 1

Key Knowledge Areas:

Manage MBR and GPT partition tables
Use various mkfs commands to create various filesystems such as:
ext2/ext3/ext4
XFS
VFAT
exFAT

Basic feature knowledge of Btrfs, including multi-device filesystems, compression and subvolumes.

Question 2

Manage MBR and GPT partition tables

Answer 2

a

Question 3

Use various mkfs commands to create various filesystems such as:
ext2/ext3/ext4
XFS
VFAT
exFAT

Answer 3

a

Question 4

Basic feature knowledge of Btrfs, including multi-device filesystems, compression and subvolumes.

Answer 4

a

Question 5

104.2 Maintain the integrity of filesystems

Answer 5

Key Knowledge Areas:

Verify the integrity of filesystems.
Monitor free space and inodes.
Repair simple filesystem problems.

Question 6

Verify the integrity of filesystems.

Answer 6

a

Question 7

Monitor free space and inodes.

Answer 7

a

Question 8

Repair simple filesystem problems.

Answer 8

a

Question 9

104.3 Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems

Answer 9

Key Knowledge Areas:

Manually mount and unmount filesystems.
Configure filesystem mounting on bootup.
Configure user mountable removable filesystems.
Use of labels and UUIDs for identifying and mounting file systems.
Awareness of systemd mount units.

Question 10

Manually mount and unmount filesystems.

Answer 10

a

Question 11

Configure filesystem mounting on bootup.

Answer 11

a

Question 12

Configure user mountable removable filesystems.

Answer 12

a

Question 13

Use of labels and UUIDs for identifying and mounting file systems.

Answer 13

a

Question 14

Awareness of systemd mount units.

Answer 14

a

Question 15

104.5 Manage file permissions and ownership

Answer 15

Key Knowledge Areas:

Manage access permissions on regular and special files as well as directories.
Use access modes such as suid, sgid and the sticky bit to maintain security.
Know how to change the file creation mask.
Use the group field to grant file access to group members.

Question 16

Manage access permissions on regular and special files as well as directories.

Answer 16

a

Question 17

Use access modes such as suid, sgid and the sticky bit to maintain security.

Answer 17

a

Question 18

Know how to change the file creation mask.

Answer 18

a

Question 19

Use the group field to grant file access to group members.

Answer 19

a

Question 20

104.6 Create and change hard and symbolic links

Answer 20

Key Knowledge Areas:

Create links.
Identify hard and/or soft links.
Copying versus linking files.
Use links to support system administration tasks.

Question 21

Create links.

Answer 21

a

Question 22

Identify hard and/or soft links.

Answer 22

a

Question 23

Copying versus linking files.

Answer 23

a

Question 24

Use links to support system administration tasks.

Answer 24

a

Question 25

104.7 Find system files and place files in the correct location

Answer 25

Key Knowledge Areas:

Understand the correct locations of files under the FHS.
Find files and commands on a Linux system.
Know the location and purpose of important file and directories as defined in the FHS.

Question 26

Understand the correct locations of files under the FHS.

Answer 26

a

Question 27

Find files and commands on a Linux system.

Answer 27

a

Question 28

Know the location and purpose of important file and directories as defined in the FHS.

Answer 28

a