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XK0-006 Practice Question: Refer to the exhibit

Exhibit

ls -la /var/log/syslog
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 1024000 Mar 10 12:45 /var/log/syslog
df -h /var/log
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1       20G   19G  1.0G  95% /

tail -5 /var/log/syslog
Mar 10 12:44:59 server rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="8.2106.0" x-pid="789" x-info="https://www.rsyslog.com"] start
Mar 10 12:45:00 server rsyslogd: problem with file /var/log/syslog: No space left on device
Mar 10 12:45:00 server rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="8.2106.0" x-pid="789" x-info="https://www.rsyslog.com"] rsyslogd: HUP received, trying to restart.

Refer to the exhibit. The system log is not updating. What is the cause?

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

✓

The root filesystem is almost full, leaving no space for log growth.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

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

  • ✗

    The syslog file size exceeded 1GB and was rotated.

    Why it's wrong here

    The file is about 1MB, not 1GB, and no rotation message is shown.

  • ✗

    The syslog file permissions are incorrect.

    Why it's wrong here

    Permissions are 640, owned by syslog:adm, which is typical.

  • ✓

    The root filesystem is almost full, leaving no space for log growth.

    Why this is correct

    df shows 95% usage on / and rsyslogd error states 'No space left on device'.

  • ✗

    rsyslogd was restarted and lost its configuration.

    Why it's wrong here

    The restart was due to HUP, but the error is space-related.

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