702-100 Linux Professional Institute BSD Specialist Questions and Answers

The command mkdir (short for make directory) creates a new directory with the specified name. The command takes one or more arguments, which are the names of the directories to be created. If the name contains spaces or other special characters, it should be enclosed in quotes. For example, mkdir “My Documents” creates a directory named My Documents. The command also accepts some options, such as -p, which creates the parent directories if they do not exist, or -m, which sets the permissions of the new directory. For example, mkdir -p -m 755 /usr/local/bin creates the directory /usr/local/bin and its parent directories /usr and /usr/local, and sets the permissions of /usr/local/bin to 755 (read, write and execute for the owner, read and execute for the group and others). References:

• [mkdir(1) - FreeBSD Manual Pages]
• [How to Create a Directory in Linux - Linuxize]

The inetd.conf file is the configuration file that needs to be edited before the TFTP service will start on a BSD system. The inetd daemon handles the TFTP service and other network services, and its configuration file contains settings that determine howthese services are managed. To enable the TFTP service, the corresponding entry in inetd.conf must be uncommented and properly configured. References:

• FreeBSD Handbook - inetd
• Linux Professional Institute BSD Specialist Exam Objectives

The file /etc/rc.conf contains values for Management Information Bases (MIBs) which are set during system startup. This file is used to configure system-wide settings, including the enabling and disabling of services, network settings, and other startup configurations2.

References:

• FreeBSD Handbook - The FreeBSD Booting Process

The pw utility is a command-line utility for the FreeBSD system user and group files, allowing the superuser an easy way of adding, modifying and removing users and groups. To lock a user account on a FreeBSD system, the pw lock command can be used with the username as an argument. This will prevent the user from logging in orchanging their password. To unlock a user account, the pw unlock command can be used with the username as an argument. This will restore the user’s access to the system. References:

• FreeBSD locking an account - nixCraft
• FreeBSD: How To Add, Delete Or Modify Users
• How to: FreeBSD User Administration - Atlantic.Net

The /etc/fstab file contains information about the file systems that are mounted automatically at boot time or by the mount command. The file has six fields separated by whitespace: device, mount point, file system type, mount options, dump frequency, and pass number. The correct answer is D because it specifies the device (/dev/cd0a), the mount point (/cdrom), the file system type (cd9660), the mount option (ro for read-only), and the dump frequency and pass number (both 0 for no backup or fsck). The other answers are incorrect because they either have the wrong syntax, the wrong order of fields, or the wrong file system type. References:

• BSD Specialist Exam 702 Objectives, Topic 715: Basic Unix Skills, 715.2 File and Directory Management
• FreeBSD Handbook, Chapter 3: FreeBSD Basics, 3.8.2 Mounting and Unmounting File Systems

The command pkg upgrade is used to update FreeBSD packages to newer versions. It compares the versions of installed packages with those in the repositories and performs upgrades as necessary. The pkg update command is used to update the repository catalog, but it does not perform the actual package upgrades1.

References:

• FreeBSD Handbook - Packages and Ports

The name of the NetBSD installation program is sysinst. It is the standard installer used by NetBSD for setting up the system on a new machine. The sysinst program guides users through the installation process, including disk partitioning, package selection, and system configuration45.

References:

• NetBSD Guide - Example installation
• NetBSD Guide - Installing NetBSD: Preliminary considerations and preparations

The symbol / is used in the vi editor to start the forward search for a string. It is followed by the string to be searched and then Enter to execute the search. The vi editor highlights the first occurrence of the string after the cursor position. To find the next occurrence of the string in the same direction, press n. To find the previous occurrence of the string in the opposite direction, press N. References:

• How to Search to Find a Word in Vim or Vi Text Editor
• How can I switch from forward to backward search in Vim?
• How To Search in VI Editor
• How to Search in Vim / Vi

This command and option can be used to perform a reverse DNS lookup, which is the process of finding the domain name or hostname associated with an IP address. The dig command is a tool that can query DNS servers for various types of records, such as A, MX, NS, PTR, etc. The -x option tells dig to perform a reverse DNS lookup by sending a PTR query to the DNS server. For example, to perform a reverse DNS lookup for the IP address 8.8.8.8, the following command can be used:

dig -x 8.8.8.8

The output of this command will show the PTR record for 8.8.8.8, which is dns.google. This means that the hostname for 8.8.8.8 is dns.google. Reverse DNS lookups are useful for verifying the identity of a host, checking for mail server configuration, or troubleshooting network problems

The command that generates the output showing kernel module IDs, reference counts, addresses, sizes, and names iskldstatin FreeBSD. This command is used to display thestatus of loaded kernel modules, including those loaded dynamically. The output format shown in the question is characteristic ofkldstat, where it lists the kernel modules currently loaded into the system's memory along with their respective details.

References:

• FreeBSD Handbook or Manual Pages (man pages), specifically the section on kernel modules and thekldstatcommand.
• Linux Professional Institute BSD Specialist resources, which cover FreeBSD commands and utilities, including those for managing kernel modules.

The command chown changes the ownership of a file or directory. The syntax is chown user:group file, where user is the new owner and group is the new group of the file. In this case, the superuser can grant the user bob write permission to the file by changing both the owner and the group of the file to bob. This way, bob will have the same permissions as the original owner, which is read and write. Alternatively, the superuser can also use the command chmod to change the permissions of the file without changing the ownership. For example, chmod g+w bobsfile will add write permission to the group, and chmod o+w bobsfile will add write permission to others. However, these commands will also affect other users who belong to the same group or are not the owner or the group of the file. References:

• FreeBSD Handbook: File and Directory Ownership
• FreeBSD Handbook: File and Directory Permissions
• Linux Professional Institute BSD Specialist: 702.1 Filesystem and Devices

The command locate.updatedb updates the database used by locate to find files. The locate command searches for files by name in a pre-built database of files and directories. The database is usually updated periodically by a cron job, but the locate.updatedb command can be used to manually update it. The command may require root privileges to run, depending on the system configuration. References:

• BSD Specialist Exam 702 Objectives, Topic 715: Basic Unix Skills, 715.4 Searching and Extracting Data from Files
• FreeBSD Handbook, Chapter 7: Finding and Installing Software, 7.2.3 Using locate(1) to Find Files Quickly

A symbolic link, or symlink, is a special type of file that points to another file or directory on the file system1. When creating a symbolic link with the ln command, the syntax is as follows:

ln -s target link

where target is the file or directory to link to, and link is the name of the symbolic link2. If the link name already exists, the ln command will fail and display an error message indicating that the target already exists3. This is because the ln command does not overwrite existing files or directories by default4. Therefore, the only way to create a symbolic link with the same name as an existing file or directory is to manually remove the existing target first, and then run the ln command again. Alternatively, the ln command can be used with the -f (force) option, which will remove the existing target and create the symbolic link in one step4. However, this option is not mentioned in the question, so the correct answer is A.

References: 1: How to Create Symbolic Links in Linux [Complete Guide] - Linux Handbook 2: Ln Command in Linux (Create Symbolic Links) | Linuxize 3: How to Create and Use Symbolic Links (aka Symlinks) on Linux - How-To Geek 4: Symbolic Links in Unix/Linux - Stack Abuse

The command pkg_add is used to install binary packages on OpenBSD systems. It is a utility for installing and upgrading software packages from binary files. When using pkg_add, the system will fetch and install the specified package, along with any dependencies it may have123.

References:

• OpenBSD manual pages - packages(7)
• nixCraft - OpenBSD install or add binary software package using pkg_add

The /etc/printcap file on a BSD system defines the printers that are available by the Ipr printing system. The Ipr printing system is a BSD-compatible printing system that uses the lpd daemon to manage print jobs and spooling. The /etc/printcap file contains a series of entries, one for each printer, that specify the printer name, device, options, and filters. The format and syntax of the /etc/printcap file are described in the printcap(5) manual page. References:

• About Printing on FreeBSD | The FreeBSD Forums
• The BSD Printing Protocol (System Administration Guide, Volume 2) - Oracle
• Chapter 11. Printing | FreeBSD Documentation Portal