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XK0-005 · Question #1864

A web application that uses a database for managing logins needs to be set up so that the database is running before the web server starts. A Linux administrator, who is troubleshooting the issue…

The correct answer is C. Add Before=httpd. service to die MariaDB configuration. This ensures that systemd starts the MariaDB service before the HTTPD service, enforcing the correct order based on dependency rather than relying solely on After= directives in the web server unit file.

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Question

A web application that uses a database for managing logins needs to be set up so that the database is running before the web server starts. A Linux administrator, who is troubleshooting the issue, runs a few commands and receives the following output: Which of the following should the Linux administrator do to ensure the database starts first?

Exhibit

XK0-005 question #1864 exhibit

Options

  • AEnable the HTTPD service using the httpd command.
  • BAdd mariadb. service to the Wants for the HTTPD service configuration
  • CAdd Before=httpd. service to die MariaDB configuration.
  • DAdd mariadb. service to the HTTPD service configuration.

How the community answered

(54 responses)
  • A
    15% (8)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    74% (40)
  • D
    7% (4)

Explanation

This ensures that systemd starts the MariaDB service before the HTTPD service, enforcing the correct order based on dependency rather than relying solely on After= directives in the web server unit file.

Topics

#systemd#Service Dependencies#Service Management#Troubleshooting

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