Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
22 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
You have just added a second hard disk to your Linux computer. The new disk has a SCSI controller. When you create the first partition on this new disk, what will it be named?
|
sdb1
|
|
|
You create a filesystem by using the what command?
|
mkfs
|
|
|
This command is used to do a low level format & create a filesystem on a floppy diskette?
|
fdformat
|
|
|
floppy devices are usually listed as?
|
dev/fd0 or dev/fd1
|
|
|
Directory where shared libraries are stored?
|
/lib
|
|
|
Configuration files for the system are stored in this directory?
|
/etc
|
|
|
Virtual filesystem containing information about kernels and processes are stored in this directory?
|
/proc
|
|
|
Log files and other files that change while the system is running are stored in this directory?
|
/var
|
|
|
data structure used to store the above information pertaining to each file with the exception of the file's name.
|
inode
|
each file only has 1
|
|
While loading, the kernel prints messages to the display and saves them to this file?
|
/var/log/messages
|
|
|
This command prints out the last messages in the kernel message buffer?
|
dmesg
|
|
|
It is responsible for creating processes that the rest of the system will use, such as login shells
|
init daemon
|
last thing the kernel does
|
|
The init daemon's actions are controlled by this configuration file
|
/etc/inittab
|
|
|
Runlevels 0 and 6 are reserved for
|
halt & reboot
|
|
|
This mode is often used for system administration tasks such as recovering a corrupt filesystem
|
single-user mode
|
the init daemon does not read the /etc/inittab file. Instead the default action lets the admin login with the root account.
|
|
You can change the runlevel by using the command init. Its syntax is
|
init [run level]
|
|
|
This script handles tasks such as activating the swap partition, checking filesystem integrity, and mounting your filesystems.
|
rc.sysinit
|
resides in /etc/rc.d
|
|
pieces of kernel code that can be loaded and unloaded while your system is running.
|
modules
|
|
|
Common boot loader that can reside on your hard disk or your boot floppy. It is executed when the system boots.
|
lilo
|
|
|
lilo's config file is located here?
|
/etc/lilo.conf
|
|
|
Run this command every time you make any changes to the lilo configuration file.
|
/sbin/lilo
|
|
|
Only the superuser (root) account can run the shutdown command unless this file exists
|
/etc/shutdown.allow
|
|