What does the following command change?

Question

Options

• AIt updates all Solaris publishers and deletes the server1.domain.com origin.
• BIt deletes all Solaris publishers and adds the server1.domain.com origin.
• CIt adds server1.domain.com to the Solaris publisher list.
• DIt sets the origin for the Solaris publisher to server1.domain.com.
• EIt adds the server1.domain.com repository as an origin for the solaris publisher.

• A
  10% (3)
• B
  79% (23)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  7% (2)

Explanation

Note: The actual command appears to be missing from the question as presented, but based on the correct answer and Solaris IPS context, this question likely involves a pkg set-publisher command with flags that purge existing origins (such as -G '*') and add a new one (such as -g).

Option B is correct because the command uses flags that both remove all existing origins from the Solaris publisher and add server1.domain.com as the new origin - a two-part operation that replaces rather than appends. Options C and E are wrong because they imply a purely additive operation, when the command actually removes existing entries before adding the new one. Option D is plausible but misses the deletion aspect - "setting" an origin implies replacing a single entry, not purging all entries first. Option A reverses the logic entirely, describing a deletion of the new server and an update of existing publishers, which is the opposite of what occurs.

Memory tip: Think of the -G '*' flag as "Gone, all!" - it wipes all origins before the new one is added, making the operation a replace-all, not an add. If you see a wildcard glob (*) in a set-publisher command, expect a deletion of everything, followed by the new addition.

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