LFCS Question #661: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

When running the configure script for Samba, which configuration option is used to include support for managing filesystem ACLs?

Options

• A-fs-acl
• B-with-acl-support
• C-ms-acl
• D-with-fs-acl

Explanation

To enable support for managing filesystem Access Control Lists (ACLs) within Samba, the configure script should be executed with the --with-acl-support option.

Common mistakes.

• A. --fs-acl is not the correct or standard configure option for enabling ACL support in Samba's build process.
• C. --ms-acl is not the correct or standard configure option for enabling ACL support; Samba primarily uses POSIX ACLs mapped to Windows ACLs.
• D. --with-fs-acl is a plausible-sounding option, but --with-acl-support is the historically correct and standard flag used by Samba's configure script for this functionality.

Concept tested. Samba configure ACL support

Reference. https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/manpages/configure.html

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