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Which startup script will mount all filesystems in /etc/filesystems for which the mount parameter is set to 'true'?
The correct answer is A. /etc/rc. In AIX, /etc/rc is the primary initialization script executed at boot that reads /etc/filesystems and mounts all entries where the mount attribute is set to true.
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Which startup script will mount all filesystems in /etc/filesystems for which the mount parameter is set to 'true'?
Options
- A/etc/rc
- B/etc/red
- C/sbin/rc.start
- D/etc/rc.bootc
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A73% (30)
- B7% (3)
- C15% (6)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
In AIX, /etc/rc is the primary initialization script executed at boot that reads /etc/filesystems and mounts all entries where the mount attribute is set to true.
/etc/rc is the AIX system initialization script that processes /etc/filesystems at boot time, mounting every filesystem entry whose mount stanza contains 'mount = true', making it the definitive answer for this boot-time filesystem mounting behavior.
/etc/red is not a valid or recognized AIX system file or startup script.
/sbin/rc.start is not a standard AIX startup script and does not handle filesystem mounting from /etc/filesystems.
/etc/rc.bootc is not a standard AIX initialization script responsible for mounting filesystems defined in /etc/filesystems.
Concept tested: AIX boot initialization script and filesystem mounting
Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3?topic=files-etcrc-file
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