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XK0-006 · Question #83
An administrator thinks that the user Joe may be running an unauthorized process on a Linux server. Which of the following commands should the administrator run to confirm this idea?
The correct answer is B. top -u 'Joe'. top –u Joe filters the process display to only show processes owned by user Joe, allowing the administrator to see if Joe is running any unauthorized processes.
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Question
An administrator thinks that the user Joe may be running an unauthorized process on a Linux server. Which of the following commands should the administrator run to confirm this idea?
Options
- Alsof -p 'Joe'
- Btop -u 'Joe'
- Cjobs -n 'Joe'
- Dps -ax 'Joe'
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Explanation
top –u Joe filters the process display to only show processes owned by user Joe, allowing the administrator to see if Joe is running any unauthorized processes.
Topics
#process monitoring#top command#user processes#unauthorized processes
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