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XK0-005 · Question #80

A systems administrator configured a new kernel module, but it stopped working after reboot. Which of the following will allow the systems administrator to check for module problems during server…

The correct answer is D. dmesg. modinfo does provide information about a specific module. dmesg provides kernel information during startup. The startup part of the question makes me consider dmesg as an answer.

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Question

A systems administrator configured a new kernel module, but it stopped working after reboot. Which of the following will allow the systems administrator to check for module problems during server startup?

Options

  • Alsmod
  • Bmodprobe
  • Cmodinfo
  • Ddmesg

How the community answered

(50 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • C
    6% (3)
  • D
    90% (45)

Explanation

modinfo does provide information about a specific module. dmesg provides kernel information during startup. The startup part of the question makes me consider dmesg as an answer.

Topics

#Kernel Modules#Troubleshooting#System Boot#dmesg

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