You work as the Network Administrator for XYZ CORP. The company has a Unix-based network. You want to see the local device files or 'links to device files' for a non-standard device driver. Which of…

The correct answer is C. /dev/MAKEDEV. In Unix, the /dev/MAKEDEV file is used by system administrators for local device files or links to device files for a non-standard device driver. Answer: A is incorrect. In Unix, the profile file stores the system wide environment and startup Answer: D is incorrect. In Unix…

Linux/Unix System Auditing

Question

You work as the Network Administrator for XYZ CORP. The company has a Unix-based network. You want to see the local device files or 'links to device files' for a non-standard device driver. Which of the following Unix configuration files should you use to accomplish the task?

Options

Aprofile
B/etc/bootptab
C/dev/MAKEDEV
D/etc/aliases

How the community answered

(40 responses)

A
3% (1)
B
8% (3)
C
85% (34)
D
5% (2)

Explanation

In Unix, the /dev/MAKEDEV file is used by system administrators for local device files or links to device files for a non-standard device driver. Answer: A is incorrect. In Unix, the profile file stores the system wide environment and startup Answer: D is incorrect. In Unix, the /etc/aliases file is where the user's name is matched to a nickname for e-mail. Answer: B is incorrect. In Unix, the /etc/bootptab/ file contains the configuration for the BOOTP server

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#Unix device files#/dev/MAKEDEV#device drivers#Unix configuration

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