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EX188 Container Operations And Lifecycle Practice Question

A container named app_server is running and consuming excessive CPU. An administrator needs to gracefully stop this container with a 30-second timeout before forcing termination. Which command accomplishes this?

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podman stop --time 30 app_server

The podman stop command stops one or more running containers and accepts a -t or --time option to specify the seconds to wait before killing the container.

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Option-by-option breakdown

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podman kill --signal SIGTERM --timeout 30 app_server
Why it's wrong here
podman kill does not take a --timeout option; it sends signals immediately or after a delay via separate mechanisms.
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podman halt -s 30 app_server
Why it's wrong here
There is no podman halt command.
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podman stop --time 30 app_server
Why this is correct
The --time (or -t) flag sets the seconds to wait for stop before killing the container.
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podman terminate --grace-period=30 app_server
Why it's wrong here
The podman terminate command does not exist.

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