9.8. Exercises

The following exercises provide sample topics for self study. They will help ensure comprehension of this chapter.

  1. What is needed to restart the SRC in AIX Version 4.3.2 or AIX Version 4.2.1? Is a reboot needed? Can it be done by refresh or other commands?

  2. What is the startsrc command and what are the use of its major flags?

  3. Start the syslog and examine the results.

  4. What is the syslog configuration file? What should be done to refresh the daemon?

  5. Collect syslog data from many systems.

  6. Refresh the syslogd daemon to pick up modifications.

  7. Refresh a daemon.

  8. Explain the configuration file for cron jobs.

  9. Enable the skulker, or other commented daemons.

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