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Start Deploy, configure, and maintain systems PracticeA system administrator is tasked with configuring a RHEL 9 system to automatically mount an NFS share from 192.168.1.10:/export/data on /mnt/data at boot. Which entry in /etc/fstab is correct?
Explanation: The /etc/fstab entry for an NFS mount requires the remote server and export path in the format server:/export, followed by the local mount point, the filesystem type (nfs4 for NFSv4), mount options, dump flag, and fsck order. This matches the standard NFS fstab syntax for automatic mounting at boot.
Which TWO statements are true about systemd services in RHEL 9? (Choose exactly two.)
Explanation: 'systemctl list-units --type=service' filters the output to show only service units, which are the primary unit type for managing daemons and background processes. Option C is correct because 'systemctl status' displays the current state of a unit, including whether it is active (running), inactive (stopped), or in another state like failed.
Refer to the exhibit. The service 'example.service' is created but fails to start. The administrator runs 'systemctl start example.service' and gets no output, but 'systemctl status example.service' shows 'active (exited)'. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: The service unit is configured as `Type=oneshot`, which is designed to run a task that exits after completion. When the script `/usr/local/bin/example.sh` exits immediately (as described in answer choice A), systemd correctly reports the service state as `active (exited)`. The `systemctl start` command produces no output because it successfully executed the script. This is the expected behavior for a oneshot service, not an error.
Refer to the exhibit. The administrator wants to add an additional 5GB to the /mnt/data filesystem. There is no unpartitioned space on /dev/sdb. Which is the correct procedure?
Explanation: The filesystem on /mnt/data is XFS (as shown in the exhibit), and XFS cannot be shrunk; it can only be grown. Since there is no unpartitioned space on /dev/sdb, the partition itself must be resized. The correct procedure is to delete and recreate the partition with a larger size using fdisk, inform the kernel of the change with partprobe, and then grow the XFS filesystem with xfs_growfs /mnt/data.
An administrator runs 'df -h' and sees the output above. The /data partition is nearly full. Which command will help identify the largest files in /data?
Explanation: The intended answer D is correct because du -sh /data/* lists per-item sizes. However, option A (du -sch /data/*) also lists per-item sizes (and adds a grand total), so it also helps identify the largest files. The original explanation incorrectly implies A is wrong without justification. The question should be revised to avoid ambiguity, e.g., by changing A to 'du -sh /data' or asking for the command that provides per-item sizes without a total.
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