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GSNA · Question #189

You work as the Network Administrator for XYZ CORP. The company has a Unix-based network. You want to query an image root device and RAM disk size. Which of the following Unix commands can you use…

The correct answer is A. rdev. The rdev commad is used to query/set an image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode. If a user executes the rdev commands with no arguments, it outputs a /etc/mtab line for the current root file system. The command syntax of the rdev command is as follows: rdev [ - Rrvh ] […

Linux/Unix System Auditing

Question

You work as the Network Administrator for XYZ CORP. The company has a Unix-based network. You want to query an image root device and RAM disk size. Which of the following Unix commands can you use to accomplish the task?

Options

  • Ardev
  • Brdump
  • Csetfdprm
  • Dmount

How the community answered

(52 responses)
  • A
    85% (44)
  • B
    8% (4)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    6% (3)

Explanation

The rdev commad is used to query/set an image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode. If a user executes the rdev commands with no arguments, it outputs a /etc/mtab line for the current root file system. The command syntax of the rdev command is as follows: rdev [ - Rrvh ] [ -o offset ] [ image [ value [ offset ] ] ] Answer: B is incorrect. In Unix, the rdump command is used to back up an ext2 filesystem. Answer: D is incorrect. In Unix, the mount command is used to mount a filesystem. Answer: C is incorrect. In Unix, the setfdprm command sets floppy drive parameters.

Topics

#rdev command#kernel configuration#Unix commands#disk management

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