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Red Hat Certified System Administrator EX200 Practice Test

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Q1Essential Toolseasy
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A system administrator needs to find all files in /var/log that have been modified in the last 2 hours. Which command should be used?

find /var/log -mmin -120Correct
Bfind /var/log -amin -120
Cfind /var/log -mtime -0.08
Dfind /var/log -cmin -120

Option A is correct because the `find` command with `-mmin -120` searches for files whose data was modified (changed content) within the last 120 minutes. This directly matches the requirement to find files modified in the last 2 hours in /var/log.

Q2Essential Toolsmedium
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A user complains that the 'ls' command no longer outputs colors. The administrator suspects a change in environment variables. Which command would help diagnose the issue?

Aset
Bdeclare
envCorrect
Dalias

Option C is correct because the `env` command displays all current environment variables, which directly affect the behavior of commands like `ls`. The `ls` command uses the `LS_COLORS` environment variable to determine color output; if this variable is missing or altered, colors…Read full explanation

Q3Essential Toolshard
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During a security audit, an administrator needs to list all TCP ports on which the system is listening, showing only the port numbers and the associated process names. Which command best achieves this?

Anetstat -tulpn
Bnmap -sT localhost
sudo ss -tlnpCorrect
Dlsof -i TCP:1-65535

Option C is correct because `sudo ss -tlnp` lists TCP listening sockets with numeric port numbers and process names. The `-t` flag filters for TCP, `-l` shows only listening sockets, `-n` displays numeric addresses/ports (avoiding DNS resolution), and `-p` reveals the process nam…Read full explanation

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