XK0-006 System Management Practice Question
A Linux administrator wants to limit the disk space used by the /var/log directory. Which tool can be used to set disk usage quotas for a filesystem?
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edquota
quota is the traditional tool; however, xfs_quota is for XFS. The question is general, so quota is correct.
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edquota
Why this is correct
edquota is used to edit user/group quotas.
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repquota
Why it's wrong here
repquota reports quota usage.
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quotaon
Why it's wrong here
quotaon enables quotas on a filesystem.
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quotacheck
Why it's wrong here
quotacheck checks quotas, does not set them.
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Linux
Linux is an open-source operating system that manages computer hardware and software, widely used in servers, desktops, and embedded systems.
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XFS
XFS is a high-performance 64-bit journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics (SGI) and designed for large files, high throughput, and parallel I/O.
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