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XK0-005 Question #111: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

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Question

A systems administrator is configuring options on a newly installed Linux VM that will be deployed to the Pacific time zone. Which of the following sets of commands should the administrator execute to accurately configure the correct time settings? cd /etc A. ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Pacific localtime

Options

  • Bcd /usr/local
  • Ccd /etc/local
  • Dcd /usr/share/local

Explanation

{"question_number": 7, "question": "A systems administrator is configuring options on a newly installed Linux VM that will be deployed to the Pacific time zone.", "correct_answer": "A", "explanation": "On Linux, the system timezone is configured by the '/etc/localtime' file, which is typically a symbolic link to the correct timezone file under '/usr/share/zoneinfo/'. The correct procedure is to navigate to '/etc' and create a symlink: 'ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Pacific localtime'. This points /etc/localtime at the Pacific timezone definition file. Options B, C, and D all specify incorrect directories ('/usr/local', '/etc/local', '/usr/share/local') that do not contain timezone configuration files and are not the correct working directories for this task.", "generated_by": "claude-sonnet", "llm_judge_score": 4}

Topics

#Time Management#System Configuration#Symbolic Links#File System Navigation

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