CompTIA XK0-005 Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 13

The command useradd -d /comptia/projects user02 will accomplish the task of creating a new user named user02 with a different home directory. The useradd command is a tool for creating new user accounts on Linux systems. The -d option specifies the home directory for the new user, which is the directory where the user's personal files and settings are stored. The /comptia/projects is the path of the home directory for the new user, which is different from the default location of /home/user02.

The user02 is the name of the new user. The command useradd -d /comptia/projects user02 will create a new user named user02 with a home directory under /comptia/projects. This is the correct command to use to accomplish the task. The other options are incorrect because they either do not specify the home directory for the new user (useradd -m /comptia/projects user02 or useradd -s /comptia/projects user02) or do not use the correct option for the home directory (useradd -b /comptia/projects user02 instead of useradd -d /comptia/projects user02). Reference: CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide, Chapter 13: Managing Users and Groups, page 403.

The administrator should replace the failed drive and reconfigure the mirror to recover the volume. The LVM (Logical Volume Manager) is a tool for managing disk space on Linux systems. The LVM allows the administrator to create logical volumes that span across multiple physical volumes, such as hard disks or partitions. The LVM also supports different types of logical volumes, such as linear, striped, or mirrored. A mirrored logical volume is a type of logical volume that creates a copy of the data on another physical volume, providing redundancy and fault tolerance. The output shows that the logical volume is mirrored and that one leg of the mirror has failed due to the underlying physical volume. This means that one of the physical volumes that contains the data of the logical volume is damaged or missing. This can cause data loss and performance degradation. The administrator should replace the failed drive and reconfigure the mirror to recover the volume. The administrator should identify the failed physical volume by using commands such as pvdisplay, vgdisplay, or lvdisplay. The administrator should then remove the failed physical volume from the volume group by using the vgreduce command. The administrator should then install a new drive and create a new physical volume by using the pvcreate command. The administrator should then add the new physical volume to the volume group by using the vgextend command. The administrator should then reconfigure the mirror by using the lvconvert command. The administrator should replace the failed drive and reconfigure the mirror to recover the volume. This is the correct answer to the question. The other options are incorrect because they either do not recover the volume (reboot the server. The volume will automatically go back to linear mode or reboot the server. The volume will revert to stripe mode) or do not preserve the data of the volume (recreate the logical volume). Reference: CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide, Chapter 10: Managing Storage, pages 333-334.

The docker image tag test test:v1 command can be used to assign the v1 version to the image called test. This command creates a new tag for the existing image, without changing the original image.

The docker image save test test:v1 command would save the image to a file, not assign a version. The docker image build test:vl command is invalid, as vl is not a valid version number. The docker image version test:v1 command does not exist. Reference: [CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide], Chapter 16: Virtualization and Cloud Technologies, page 500.

The df -h command can be used to identify the filesystem that is full. This command displays the disk usage of each mounted filesystem in a human-readable format, showing the total size, used space, available space, and percentage of each filesystem. The lsblk command displays information about block devices, not filesystems. The fdisk command can be used to manipulate partition tables, not check disk usage. The du -ah command displays the disk usage of each file and directory in a humanreadable format, not the filesystems. Reference: [CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide], Chapter 14: Managing Disk Storage, page 454.

The free -h command can be used to check the amount of free and used memory in the system in a human-readable format. This can help to troubleshoot the issue of mysqld being killed due to out of memory. The vmstat -a 1 4 command can be used to monitor the system's virtual memory statistics, such as swap usage, paging activity, and memory faults, every one second for four times. This can help to identify any memory pressure or performance issues that may cause out of memory errors.

The nc -v 127.0.0.1 3306 command would attempt to connect to the MySQL server on port 3306 and display any diagnostic messages, but this would not help to troubleshoot the memory issue. The renice -15 $( pidof mysql ) command would change the priority of the mysql process to -15, but this would not prevent it from being killed due to out of memory. The lsblk command would display information about block devices, not memory usage. The killall -15 command would send a SIGTERM signal to all processes with a matching name, but this would not help to troubleshoot the memory issue. Reference: [CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide], Chapter 15: Managing Memory and Process Execution, pages 468-469.

The systemctl reboot command will restore the server to its usual target by rebooting it. This will cause the server to load the default target specified in /etc/systemd/system.conf or /etc/systemd/system/default.target files. The telinit 0 command would shut down the server, not restore it to its usual target. The systemctl get-default command would display the default target, not change it. The systemctl emergency command would switch the server to emergency.target mode, which is even more restrictive than rescue.target mode. Reference: [CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide], Chapter 17: System Maintenance and Operation, page 516.

The cause of the issue is that the CIDR value /33 is invalid for an IPv4 address. The CIDR value represents the number of bits in the network prefix of an IP address, and it can range from 0 to 32 for IPv4 addresses. A CIDR value of /33 would imply a network prefix of more than 32 bits, which is impossible for an IPv4 address. To assign a temporary IP address/netmask of 192.168.168.1/255.255.255.255 to eth0, the CIDR value should be /32 instead, which means a network prefix of 32 bits and a host prefix of 0 bits. There is no route to 192.168.168.1/33 is not the cause of the issue, as the ip address add command does not check the routing table. The interface eth0 does not exist is not the cause of the issue, as the ip address add command would display a different error message if the interface does not exist. The IP address 192.168.168.1 is already in use is not the cause of the issue, as the ip address add command would display a different error message if the IP address is already in use. Reference: [CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide], Chapter 13: Networking Fundamentals, page 435.

The firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --add-service=ssh command will resolve the issue by allowing SSH connections on port 22 in the public zone of the firewalld service. This command will add the ssh service to the permanent configuration of the public zone, which means it will persist after a reboot or a reload of the firewalld service. The firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --addservice= 22 command is invalid, as 22 is not a valid service name. The systemctl enable firewalld; systemctl restart firewalld command will enable and restart the firewalld service, but it will not change the firewall rules. The firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --add-port=22/udp command will allow UDP traffic on port 22 in the public zone, but SSH uses TCP, not UDP. Reference: CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide, Chapter 18: Securing Linux Systems, page 543.

The dnf update command will accomplish the task of installing the most recent versions of packages on a RPM-based OS. This command will check for available updates from the enabled repositories and apply them to the system. The apt-get upgrade command is used to install updates on a Debianbased OS, not a RPM-based OS. The rpm -a command is invalid, as -a is not a valid option for rpm.

The yum updateinfo command will display information about available updates, but it will not install them. The yum check-update command will check for available updates, but it will not install them. Reference: CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification Study Guide, Chapter 19: Managing Packages and Software, page 559.