XK0-006 System Management Practice Question
A system administrator wants to display a list of all currently running processes, including those of other users, with full command lines. Which TWO commands can achieve this? (Select TWO.)
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ps aux
ps aux and ps -ef both show all processes with full command lines. top and htop show dynamic views but not in a static list format. pstree shows process tree.
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pstree
Why it's wrong here
Shows tree structure, not a simple process list.
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top
Why it's wrong here
Interactive, not a static list.
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ps aux
Why this is correct
Correct: shows all processes with user info and full command line.
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htop
Why it's wrong here
Interactive, not a static list.
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ps -ef
Why this is correct
Correct: shows all processes in full format.
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