305-300 Container Virtualization Practice Question
You are using BSD Jails and need to start a jail. Which utility is the standard management tool for jail administration?
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
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jail
jail is the command to create or start a jail, and jailctl is also sometimes used in managed environments, but jexec is used for executing commands inside.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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jexec
Why it's wrong here
jexec runs commands within an existing jail.
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jail
Why this is correct
The jail command is the base utility for jail management.
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jails-admin
Why it's wrong here
This is not a standard FreeBSD tool.
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jail-manage
Why it's wrong here
This is not a standard FreeBSD tool.
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jls
Why it's wrong here
jls is for listing active jails, not starting them.
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