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Which of the following systems is NOT compatible with the CRI runtime interface standard?

The correct answer is C. systemd. systemd is an init system for Linux and is not a container runtime or compatible with the Container Runtime Interface (CRI) standard.

Submitted by ahmad_uae· May 4, 2026Kubernetes Fundamentals

Question

Which of the following systems is NOT compatible with the CRI runtime interface standard?

Options

  • ACRI-0
  • Bdockershim
  • Csystemd
  • Dcontainerd

How the community answered

(49 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    94% (46)

Why each option

`systemd` is an init system for Linux and is not a container runtime or compatible with the Container Runtime Interface (CRI) standard.

ACRI-0

"CRI-0" is not a standard container runtime, but rather an unusual or perhaps fabricated choice; `systemd` is definitively not compatible with CRI.

Bdockershim

`dockershim` was the built-in CRI-compatible component in Kubernetes that allowed it to use Docker as a container runtime.

CsystemdCorrect

`systemd` is a suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system, including an init system, but it is not a container runtime or an implementation of the Container Runtime Interface (CRI). It manages system services and processes at a different operational layer than container runtimes.

Dcontainerd

`containerd` is a high-level container runtime that is CRI-compatible and widely used by Kubernetes.

Concept tested: Container Runtime Interface (CRI) compatibility

Source: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/architecture/cri/

Topics

#CRI#Container Runtimes#Kubernetes Components#Runtime compatibility

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