502 Chapter 16 Study Guide

19.A user is unable to save her file in the home directory. The administrator checks the system log file for any type of errors that may help solve the issue. Which of the following entries would most likely indicate the source of the problem?

A.sendmail starting daemon

B.http shutdown succeeded

C./home is out of space

D.Xwindow unable to open

20.Which log should be checked for errors that may have happened during the boot process?

A./etc/httpd/log/httpd.log

B./var/log/maillog

C./etc/init.d

D./var/log/dmesg

Scenarios

1.A user is having problems getting access to a file located on a Linux server. What steps should you take to solve the problem?

2.You are experiencing odd behavior with your current Web server configuration, which was modified the day before. What steps should you take to solve the problem?

Lab Exercises

Lab 16-1 Using log files and process management

The objective for this hands-on lab is to gain experience in examining log files and checking running processes. You should be able to use any default Linux installation for this exercise.

1.Check to see if the crond process is running by using the following command: ps -ef | grep crond

2.Stop the crond process by using the script files in /etc/rc.d/init.d:

./crond stop