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Complete list of Terms and Definitions for Linux Set 4

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What file does last use? /var/log/wtmp
What does exit code 0 indicate? success
What standard governs IDE hard drives? ATA
What authorization method does rlogin use? rhost
What command is used to create links? ln
What is the prompt character for root? #
What command is used to monitor current at jobs? atq
What file defines the printers that lpd will spool for? /etc/printcap
What command is used to control operation of printers? lpc
What replaces rlogin and telnet? SSH (Secure Shell)
What is the dump command used for? making backups
What method does a terminal with a diskless or ethernet client use to receive the kernel from the server? TFTP
Where is the "Message of the Day" stored? /etc/motd
What does rlogind do? provides authentication for rlogin connections
What command is used to create a file that does not exist? touch
What syntax is used to assign a value to a variable name? VARIABLENAME=value
What is init level 2? multi-user without remote file sharing
What command is used to load a module into the kernel? insmod
What is the purpose of the setserial command? configuring serial ports
How is the output of a command appended to a file? command >> file
What command is used to enable an ethernet interface that has already been configured? ifconfig <interface> up
What does the rlogin -e switch do? specifies an escape character
What does Set-UserID do? allows users executing a file to do so as the file's owner
What does the ifconfig command show? current settings for each network interface
What three commands can be used to safely shut down a system? shutdown, halt, and reboot
What are the four main types of backups? full, incremental, differential, and archive
What does the SSH -b <bind-address> switch do? specifies the interface to transmit from
What can be done so that a user won't see a directory listing if a user requests a webpage that is a directory? remove indexes from httpd.conf
What service is used to log on to a Linux/UNIX domain? Network Information Service (NIS)
What should be done first if a package does not run successfully after installation? verify that libc is the correct version
What files are backed up in a differential backup? all files changed since the last full backup