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XK0-006 System Management Practice Question

A technician needs to remove all files in /tmp that are owned by the user 'jdoe' and have not been accessed in 10 days. Which THREE commands or options would be part of a correct solution? (Select THREE.)

Answer choices

Why each option matters

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Correct answer & explanation

find /tmp -user jdoe -atime +10 -exec rm {} \;

find /tmp -user jdoe -atime +10 -delete finds files belonging to jdoe, with last access more than 10 days ago, and deletes them. -atime measures access time. -delete is a direct action. Alternatively, using -exec rm {} \; works. The correct components include the path, -user, -atime, and action.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • find /tmp -user jdoe -atime +10 -exec rm {} \;

    Why this is correct

    Correct: alternative way to delete files matching the condition.

  • find /tmp -user jdoe -atime +10 -delete

    Why this is correct

    Correct combination: matches condition and deletes.

  • find /tmp -user jdoe -delete

    Why it's wrong here

    Missing access time condition; would delete all files owned by jdoe regardless of access time.

  • find /tmp -user jdoe -atime +10

    Why this is correct

    Correct: -atime +10 selects files last accessed more than 10 days ago.

  • find /tmp -user jdoe -mtime +10

    Why it's wrong here

    -mtime is modification time, not access time.

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