XK0-006 System Management Practice Question
Which of the following directories in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) contains variable data files such as logs, spool files, and temporary files that persist across reboots?
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/var
/var is for variable data like logs, spool, and temporary files that persist. /tmp is for temporary files that may be cleared on reboot. /etc is for configuration files. /opt is for optional add-on software.
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/opt
Why it's wrong here
/opt is for optional add-on packages.
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/etc
Why it's wrong here
/etc holds configuration files.
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/tmp
Why it's wrong here
/tmp is for temporary files, often cleared on reboot.
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/var
Why this is correct
Correct: /var holds variable data like logs and spool.
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