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XK0-005 · Question #289

XK0-005 Question #289: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: The filesystem is out of inodes.. Look at the output of df -i in the question. The column headings have been cropped out but they Filesystem, Inodes, IUsed, IFree, IUse%, Mounted on So the 4th column of the output shows the number of inodes free... which is 0, therefore the drive has run out of inodes.

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Question

A user cannot write files to the /home/user directory. The junior Linux administrator runs the following commands: Which of the following BEST represents why the user cannot write files?

Options

  • AThe filesystem is out of inodes.
  • BThe filesystem is out of file space.
  • CThe filesystem is not configured for the user to write to it.
  • DThe filesystem does not have a group write permission.

Explanation

Look at the output of df -i in the question. The column headings have been cropped out but they Filesystem, Inodes, IUsed, IFree, IUse%, Mounted on So the 4th column of the output shows the number of inodes free... which is 0, therefore the drive has run out of inodes.

Topics

#inodes#filesystem management#troubleshooting#disk usage

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