XK0-005 · Question #373
A new packages repository named repo10 has been installed on mirror site. A Linux administrator wants to use this new repository for local package installations. In which of the following locations…
The correct answer is A. /etc/yum.reps.d/repo10.Repo. Yum or DNF repository configuration files are typically stored in the /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory, with each repository usually having a .repo extension.
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A new packages repository named repo10 has been installed on mirror site. A Linux administrator wants to use this new repository for local package installations. In which of the following locations should the administrator store the configuration information for the repo10 repository?
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- A/etc/yum.reps.d/repo10.Repo
- B/etc/yum_repo.d/repo10
- C/etc/yum.reps.d/repo10
- D/etc/yum.conf
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Yum or DNF repository configuration files are typically stored in the `/etc/yum.repos.d/` directory, with each repository usually having a `.repo` extension.
On Red Hat-based Linux systems, YUM (and DNF) repository configuration files are stored in the `/etc/yum.repos.d/` directory. Each individual repository configuration is usually defined in a separate file within this directory, conventionally ending with a `.repo` extension.
`/etc/yum_repo.d/` is not the standard directory for yum repository configurations; the correct directory uses periods, not underscores. C: While the directory is close (`yum.reps.d` is likely a typo for `yum.repos.d`), a repository configuration file conventionally uses the `.repo` extension, which is missing here. D: `/etc/yum.conf` is the main global configuration file for yum, not the location for individual repository definitions.
Concept tested: YUM/DNF repository configuration
Source: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/system_administrators_guide/sec-setting_up_yum_repositories
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