XK0-006 System Management Practice Question
A technician wants to create a symbolic link in /usr/local/bin that points to /opt/myapp/bin/start.sh. The technician has write permissions to /usr/local/bin. Which command should be used?
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Correct answer & explanation
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ln -s /opt/myapp/bin/start.sh /usr/local/bin/start.sh
ln -s target linkname creates a symbolic link. The target should be the file to link to, and the link name is the new symlink.
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ln -s /opt/myapp/bin/start.sh /usr/local/bin/start.sh
Why this is correct
Creates a symbolic link.
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ln -s /usr/local/bin/start.sh /opt/myapp/bin/start.sh
Why it's wrong here
Order is target then link name; this reverses them.
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ln /opt/myapp/bin/start.sh /usr/local/bin/start.sh
Why it's wrong here
Creates a hard link, not symbolic.
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cp -s /opt/myapp/bin/start.sh /usr/local/bin/start.sh
Why it's wrong here
cp -s does not exist; cp -l creates hard links.
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