IBM AIX v7.3 Administrator Specialty (S2000-025) Free Practice Test

Question 1

Certain critical programs, such as crontab, have elevated privileges like SUID and SGID. For example, /usr/bin/crontab is set with permissions -r-sr-sr-x to ensure effective management of scheduled tasks on the system.
What chmod command grants /usr/local/bin/my_program the same permissions as crontab?

A. chmod 2775

B. chmod g+s 665

C. chmod g+s 555

D. chmod 6555

Correct Answer: D

Question 2

If an AIX system fails to boot and displays an LED error code, what immediate step should be taken to identify and resolve the issue?

A. Attempt to boot from an alternate disk

B. Reboot the system to clear the error

C. Consult the AIX documentation for the LED code

D. Run the fsck command from maintenance mode

Correct Answer: C

Question 3

In AIX, which file would you edit to change the hostname of the system permanently?

A. /etc/rc.d/rc.net

B. /etc/netsvc.conf

C. /etc/hostname

D. /etc/rc.tcpip

Correct Answer: B

Question 4

What precaution should be taken before applying any updates or fixes in AIX?

A. Disable all non-essential services

B. Create a system backup

C. Close all open applications

D. Ensure all users are logged off

Correct Answer: B

Question 5

Which command is used to create an archive of files in AIX?

A. tar

B. backup

C. dd

D. cpio

Correct Answer: A

Question 6

In the context of extending a file system in LVM, which of the following is true?

A. The file system can only be extended if it is unmounted.

B. The file system must be checked for errors before extending.

C. The logical volume hosting the file system does not need to have free space.

D. The file system extension can be done online without unmounting in many cases.

Correct Answer: D

Question 7

In AIX, which command is used to reject a software update that has been applied but not committed?

A. installp -g

B. installp -r

C. geninstall

D. rejectix

Correct Answer: B

Question 8

What is the primary purpose of SMIT in AIX?

A. Monitoring system performance

B. Editing text files

C. System configuration and management

D. Scheduling commands

Correct Answer: C

Question 9

When using SMIT to configure a new network interface in AIX, which underlying command applies the configuration changes?

A. netstat

B. mktcpip

C. ifconfig

D. chdev

Correct Answer: B

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