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XK0-005 · Question #1842
A Linux systems administrator receives a report that a user is unable to start an application. The administrator reviews the following error: Which of the following describes the situation?
The correct answer is D. The application is trying to allocate more memory than the available system and swap space can. The OOM (Out-Of-Memory) killer logs show the process was terminated and “reaped” due to exhausting available RAM (and swap), indicating the application requested more memory than the system could provide.
Troubleshooting
Question
A Linux systems administrator receives a report that a user is unable to start an application. The administrator reviews the following error: Which of the following describes the situation?
Exhibit
Options
- AThe system does not have adequate CPU capacity to allocate to the application.
- BThe application is trying to connect to multiple remote systems without having an adequate
- CThe application is trying to open more files than the available disk can accommodate.
- DThe application is trying to allocate more memory than the available system and swap space can
How the community answered
(48 responses)- A8% (4)
- B2% (1)
- C2% (1)
- D88% (42)
Explanation
The OOM (Out-Of-Memory) killer logs show the process was terminated and “reaped” due to exhausting available RAM (and swap), indicating the application requested more memory than the system could provide.
Topics
#Memory Management#Troubleshooting Applications#Resource Allocation#Swap Space
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