ECCouncil 212-77 - Linux Security Exam
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Total 51 questions
Question #11 (Topic: )
Which statement describes the cron daemon?
A. Manages scheduling of routine system tasks
B. Manages all incoming connections and spawns off child processes
C. Is responsible for file sharing across a network
D. Keeps track of system messages and errors
E. Manages the printing subsystem
Answer: B
Question #12 (Topic: )
You're using a communications protocol that cannot handle encrypted passwords.
You need to disable the Shadow Password Suite. Which of the following pairs of
commands restores the original clear-text passwords that you had encrypted into the
/etc/shadow and /etc/gshadow files?
You need to disable the Shadow Password Suite. Which of the following pairs of
commands restores the original clear-text passwords that you had encrypted into the
/etc/shadow and /etc/gshadow files?
A. grpunconv; passunconv
B. grpunconv; pwunconv
C. gconv; passunconv
D. gconv; pwunconv
Answer: B
Question #13 (Topic: )
What would the following command do?
cat MyFile | sort | tee | lpr
cat MyFile | sort | tee | lpr
A. Print the contents of MyFile in alphabetical order and display the contents of MyFile in sorted order.
B. Print the contents of MyFile in alphabetical order and display the contents of MyFile.
C. It would not work because it contains too many pipes.
D. Print the contents of MyFile in alphabetical order.
Answer: A
Question #14 (Topic: )
You inadvertently change the permission block on /usr/bin/passwd command to
-r-xr-xr-x.
What would be the effect of this change?
-r-xr-xr-x.
What would be the effect of this change?
A. No changes in how the command runs would occur.
B. Users could no longer change their passwords because they do not have write permissions to /etc/passwd.
C. Users' passwords would not expire.
D. Shadow passwords would quit working.
Answer: B
Question #15 (Topic: )
One of your colleagues is showing you the output from a protocol analyzer, which can
detect the types of messages that are being transmitted over a network. The protocol
analyzer shows a large number of ping commands being sent to your Web server. Others
on the Internet are having trouble accessing your Web server. What kind of problem are
you having?
detect the types of messages that are being transmitted over a network. The protocol
analyzer shows a large number of ping commands being sent to your Web server. Others
on the Internet are having trouble accessing your Web server. What kind of problem are
you having?
A. Someone is using your Web site to test their connectivity to the Internet.
B. Someone is using a DoS attack on your Web site.
C. There is no problem; this is normal traffic from DNS servers and Internet routers checking connectivity to your Web site.
D. There is insufficient capacity on the Internet connection to your Web site.
Answer: B
