Chapter 2 - Boot Process

Question 1

When viewing the menu.lst file you notice that hd1,2 is listed. What does this represent?

Answer 1

The 2nd hard drive and the 3rd partition.

Question 2

What command would you use to create a file named “servicelisting” that has a list of all services and whether they are enabled or disabled.

Answer 2

chkconfig > servicelisting

Question 3

What command could you use to shutdown the system in 40 minutes from now?

Answer 3

shutdown +40

Question 4

How can you start the GRUB shell on a running system?

Answer 4

grub

Question 5

How would you boot directly into the bash shell from the GRUB boot manager screen?

Answer 5

init=/bin/bash

Question 6

What happens if you press ctrl&alt&del on your Suse server?

Answer 6

In X you are asked how you want to shutdown your machine, in CLI your system is restarted

Question 7

How can you revoke or stop a shutdown that was planned for 30 min from now?

Answer 7

shutdown -c

Question 8

What is the default boot manager in Suse 11?

Answer 8

grub

Question 9

What is the difference between chkconfig and insserv?

Answer 9

chckconfig allows you to list all of the services, while isserv is much older and does not

Question 10

What command will shutdown the system from the command prompt?

Answer 10

halt, init 0, shutdown now, poweroff