200-901 Application Deployment and Security Practice Question
A developer wants to ensure that a containerized application restarts automatically if it exits with a non-zero code. The application is run using Docker. Which flag should be used?
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Why each option matters
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--restart on-failure
The --restart flag with 'on-failure' restarts the container only if it exits with a non-zero code, which indicates an error.
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--restart on-failure
Why this is correct
Correct. Restarts only on non-zero exit codes.
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--restart always
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. This restarts regardless of exit code.
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--restart unless-stopped
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. This restarts always unless explicitly stopped.
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--restart no
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. This disables restart.
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