Free 010-150: Linux Essentials Exam Questions and Answers

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1. Question #1

   What are the three sets of permissions for a file?

   • A. administrator, standard user, others
   • B. user, standard user, others
   • C. administrator, group, others
   • D. user, group, others
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2. Question #2

   Which command displays the list of groups to which a user belongs?

   • A. id
   • B. whoami
   • C. lsgroup
   • D. who
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3. Question #3

   Which of the following is the home folder for the root user?

   • A. /home/root
   • B. /root
   • C. /
   • D. /user/root
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4. Question #4

   Given a directory with the following information: drwxrwxrwxt 12 tu tg 36864 2012-03-15 /home/directory/ Which of the following statements are true? (Choose two)

   Select 2 answers.

   • A. The directory is a security risk.
   • B. Everybody can delete only his own files.
   • C. The directory is broken.
   • D. Files in the directory are created with read, write and execute permissions for everyone.
   • E. Everybody can create files in the directory.
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5. Question #5

   Which statement about users and user groups is correct?

   • A. Every user belongs to at least one user group.
   • B. User do not have to belong to a user group.
   • C. There can be only one user group on a system.
   • D. A group can only have one main user.
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6. Question #6

   What is the command to change the password of a user?

   • A. password
   • B. epasswd
   • C. passwd
   • D. gpasswd
   • E. wpasswd
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7. Question #7

   What command line will create the user falco with home directory assigned to the group users as primary group?

   • A. add -user falco -group users
   • B. add user falco@users
   • C. useradd -m -g users falco
   • D. useradd -f users falco
   • E. useradd -g users falco
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8. Question #8

   When a new user is added, where does his user ID gets stored?

   • A. /etc/passwd
   • B. /etc/shpasswd
   • C. /etc/pass
   • D. /etc/realm
   • E. /etc/users
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9. Question #9

   In which directory are system log files kept?

   • A. /var/log/sys/
   • B. /var/log/
   • C. /sys/log/
   • D. /log/syslog/
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10. Question #10

    Which of the following commands can be used to change both the owner AND group settings of a file?

    • A. chgrp
    • B. chuser
    • C. chown
    • D. chmod
    • E. chage
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