E06: Logs, Auditing, & Software Packages Flashcards

1
Q

What is known as the parent of all Linux processes with PID?

A

init

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2
Q

What program opens the terminal device, initializes it, prints login: and waits for a user name to be entered?

A

getty

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3
Q

The login name is looked up in what file?

/etc/profile

/etc/passwd

/home/usr

/bin/look

A

/etc/password

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4
Q

What protocol is a way to transport messages from network devices to a syslog server?

A

syslog

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5
Q

Which of the following is not one of the three Syslog Standard layers?

Syslog Content

Syslog Application

Syslog Transport

Syslog Header

A

syslog header

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6
Q

Which of the following are not part of the Syslog standard format all applications and devices can use?

Header

Structured Data

logs

Message

A

logs

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7
Q

What contains data blocks followed by the message?

Header

Structured Data

Message

Metadata

A

Structured Data

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8
Q

What Includes host name, priority, application, process ID, and message ID?

Header

Structured Data

Message

Metadata

A

Header

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9
Q

Which one of the Syslog Standards three layers is defined as the layer that transmits the message?

Syslog Content

Syslog Application

Syslog Transport

Syslog Message

A

Syslog Transport

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10
Q

What Syslog component gathers and processes Syslog data sent over UDP port 514?

Syslog database

Management and Filtering Software

Message

Syslog listener

A

Syslog listener

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11
Q

Which file contains binary executable programs, required by System Administrator?

/bin

/tmp

/etc

/sbin

A

/sbin

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12
Q

A user plugs in a removable hard drive, which file would contain the information of the hard drive?

/media

/mnt

/bin

/home

A

/media

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13
Q

Which file is useful for recovering files due to an unexpected power outage?

/lib

/lost+found

/sys

/tmp

A

/lost+found

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14
Q

This directory contains log, lock, spool, mail and temp files.

/sys

/mnt

/bin

/var

A

/var

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15
Q

The root directory is denoted by what character?

A

/

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16
Q

A package is a _______ for metadata.

A

container

17
Q

________ are a way to install applications in Linux.

A

packages

18
Q

What command runs an update to ensure the latest up-to-date packages are installed? (full command)

A

sudo apt-get update

19
Q

What command is defined as “Syncs packages with sources. Verifies the right files will be installed”?

A

sudo apt-get update

20
Q

What command is defined as “Downloads and installs updates across all software packages”?

A

sudo apt-get upgrade

21
Q

What Package Manager is a popular package manager built for Arch Linux?

Pacman

Zypper

RPM

Portage

A

Pacman

22
Q

What Package Manager is defined as a command line package manager on OpenSUSE Linux

Pacman

RPM

Zypper

Portage

A

Zypper

23
Q

What Package Manager is a package manager for Gentoo?

Pacman

Zypper

RPM

Portage

A

Portage

24
Q

_____ serves as a way to update Linux systems, and keep them secure

package manager

Zypper

Patching

Bootloader

A

Patching

25
Q

Security-related patches should be deployed immediately.

True

or

False

A

True

26
Q

UNIX allows users to crete patches for software and submit them to be review/implemented.

True

or

False

A

True

27
Q

What command can be used to implement a patch?

A

patch

28
Q

What type of files are patch files?

A

diff

29
Q

Patches can be buggy, which means you typically don’t do a test run on a patch before installing it on all systems.

True

or

False

A

False