Unix Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

Unix Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

How to setup Disk space as well as memory in solaris10?

4 8852

If the terminal is not showing the login prompt,what's the 1st thing you should check?and how do you solve the problem?

TCS,

2 7682

why do you need to have a swap file system?

1 6419

If your linux machine shows a ~(tilde) in most filenames on your dos or windows partition,what is the mistake you have made?How do you get back the long filenames?

2 5514

Telnet sometimes doesn't permit root logons,how will you then change a file writable only by root on a remote host?

1 4099

I am trying to unmount a remote file system,but I do not unmount that file system.How can i know the user name (i.e.,user who is using that file system).....write the command with argument

2 5615

What is the job responsibility of a System Administrator (UNIX/LINUX),briefly describe (Also point out system admin's daily job details),specify job type & job description?

HP, ICS Integrated Computer Solutions, TCS,

2 9327

How do I log into a remote Unix machine(as a root/normal user)?Please specify with command user and argument.

3 7271

How to set Windows as Default OS when Dual Booting Ubuntu?

1 4544

what is difference between kernel and shell?

Juniper Networks,

18 100960

which is the best book for learning unix and linux?

6 13895

What is file system in unix??

Symphony,

10 19911

what is mount ,tell me about mount ,how can u use in real time project??

Symphony,

12 18970

what is the meaning of this command rm -rf / what will it do ?

Altair,

5 15639

how to remotely move a file ??? that mean how to move a file one machine to another machine ???

Altair,

10 18191

Un-Answered Questions { Unix }

What is $# in unix?

965

What is the full form unix?

976

If your server is running on Unix and one of the sessions are keep on running without loading any data. how would you kill it?

1103

Explain the following statement, “it is not advisable to use root as the default login.”

888

What is awk sed unix?

944

Name the data structure used to maintain file identification?

989

Describe the usage and functionality of the command rm –r * in unix?

2105

Which is the most commonly used replacement algorithm?

1238

What is grep short for?

1051

What is a unix shell?

987

What does $? Mean in unix?

974

What is pattern matching in unix?

929

The very first process created by the kernel in unix is?

857

What is dev null in unix?

949

what is wrong with this interactive shell script?

982

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