Linux Files
This file contains a mapping of IP addresses to hostnames.
What is /etc/hosts?
This holds binaries or complied files
What is /bin?
Single user mode
What is Run Level 1?
Creates a directory
What is mkdir?
Name the three (3) main Linux accounts.
What is:
- Root (highest privilege)
- User
- Service (used by services to run process and execute functions)
This file defines all the groups on a system.
What is /etc/group?
This folder contains configuration files.
What is /etc?
Multiple user mode under the command line interface and not under the graphical user interface.
What is Run Level 3?
Sets permissions for files or folder
What are the corresponding Time-to-Live (TTL) for Linux?
What is 64?
Note: Windows=128 & Cisco=254
This file stores a list of currently mounted file systems.
What is /etc/mtab?
This folder contains device files.
What is /dev?
Reboot which is used to restart the system.
What is Run Level 6?
Prints the last 10 lines of a file.
What is tail?
Name 2 Linux shells.
What is:
Bourne shell (sh)
GNU Bourne-Again shell (bash)
C shell (csh)
Korn shell (ksh)
Z shell (zsh)
(Most comman list above)
This file describes user login accounts for the system.
What is /etc/passwd?
This folder contains system binaries.
What is /sbin?
System halt i.e the system can be safely powered off with no activity.
What is Run Level 0?
Changes directories.
Default symbols for a root and user shell
What is:
Root = #
User = $
Linux configuration file that species processes that start at boot and stop at shutdown
What is /etc/inittab?
This folder contains running processes?
What is /proc?
Multiple user mode under GUI (graphical user interface) and this is the standard runlevel for most of the LINUX based systems.
What is Run Level 5?
Allows you to execute a command as another user.
You would edit this file to block an IP address on a Linux system.
What is /etc/hosts.deny?