LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Questions

1. You have just finished creating a custom kernel. Which of the following is a valid next step for creating the kernel image?

   1. make dep

   2. make bzimage

   3. make kernel

   4. make image

2. Which of the following is a common name of a kernel image?

   1. vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-686

   2. minix_stage1_5

   3. System.map-2.6.10-5-386

   4. initrd.img-2.6.10-5-686

3. Which of the following is the final stage of a kernel update?

   1. Compile dependencies.

   2. Create a RAM disk image.

   3. Configure the boot loader (e.g., GRUB).

   4. Copy the bzImage file to the kernel name in the /boot directory.

4. What is the name of the file in GRUB that you need to edit in order to change the kernel that will be booted by default?

   1. boot.conf

   2. grub.conf

   3. img.conf

   4. vmlinux.conf

5. Which of the following do you have to accomplish before you can use an initrd image on your Debian system?

   1. Install all necessary modules for initrd.

   2. Switch from LILO to GRUB.

   3. Compile cramfs support into the kernel.

   4. Create a monolithic kernel.

6. Which of the following commands allows you to easily inspect a compressed kernel patch?

   1. less

   2. bzip2

   3. bzmore

   4. source

7. You discover that you need to remove two levels of path from a patch in order to proceed with patching a kernel. Which of the following commands will work on a file named patch-2.6.14.4.bz2?

   1. bzip2 -dc patch-2.6.14.4.bz2 | patch -p2

   2. patch -dc | bzip2 -dc patch-2.6.14.4.bz2

   3. bzip2 -dc patch-2.6.14.4.bz2 | make -p2

   4. patch -dc patch-2.6.14.4.bz2 | bzImage -m2

8. Consider the following entry in /etc/inittab:

   23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2

   You wish ...