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XK0-005 · Question #696

A Linux systems administrator is working to obtain the installed kernel version of several hundred systems. Which of the following utilities should the administrator use for this task?

The correct answer is A. Ansible. Ansible is an open-source automation tool that can manage multiple systems simultaneously. Using an Ansible playbook, the administrator can run commands across several servers to obtain the installed kernel version efficiently. A simple ansible all -m command -a "uname -r" will…

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Question

A Linux systems administrator is working to obtain the installed kernel version of several hundred systems. Which of the following utilities should the administrator use for this task?

Options

  • AAnsible
  • BGit
  • CDocker
  • DBash

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    86% (32)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    8% (3)

Explanation

Ansible is an open-source automation tool that can manage multiple systems simultaneously. Using an Ansible playbook, the administrator can run commands across several servers to obtain the installed kernel version efficiently. A simple ansible all -m command -a "uname -r" will retrieve the kernel version from all target systems.

Topics

#Automation#Configuration Management#Ansible#Linux Administration

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