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John works as a Network Administrator for Perfect Solutions Inc. The company has a Linux- based network. John is working as a root user on the Linux operating system. He wants to forward all the…

The correct answer is A. kern.* @192.168.0.1. According to the scenario, John will make the following entry in the syslog.conf file to forward all the kernel messages to the remote host having IP address 192.168.0.1: kern.* @192.168.0.1 Answer: D is incorrect. This entry will forward all the messages to the remote host…

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Question

John works as a Network Administrator for Perfect Solutions Inc. The company has a Linux- based network. John is working as a root user on the Linux operating system. He wants to forward all the kernel messages to the remote host having IP address 192.168.0.1. Which of the following changes will he perform in the syslog.conf file to accomplish the task?

Options

  • Akern.* @192.168.0.1
  • B!. @192.168.0.1
  • C!kern.* @192.168.0.1
  • D. @192.168.0.1

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    72% (23)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    16% (5)
  • D
    6% (2)

Explanation

According to the scenario, John will make the following entry in the syslog.conf file to forward all the kernel messages to the remote host having IP address 192.168.0.1: kern.* @192.168.0.1 Answer: D is incorrect. This entry will forward all the messages to the remote host having IP address 192.168.0.1. Answer: B is incorrect. This entry will not forward any message to the remote host having IP address 192.168.0.1. Answer: C is incorrect. This entry will not forward any kernel message to the remote host having IP address 192.168.0.1.

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#syslog#kernel logging#remote logging#syslog.conf

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