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 8688

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 7556

why do you need to have a swap file system?

1 6329

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 5377

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

1 3987

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 5509

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 9207

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

3 7101

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

1 4453

what is difference between kernel and shell?

Juniper Networks,

18 100326

which is the best book for learning unix and linux?

6 13653

What is file system in unix??

Symphony,

10 19548

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

Symphony,

12 18503

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

Altair,

5 15388

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

Altair,

10 17818

Un-Answered Questions { Unix }

What is unix buffer cache?

937

What is the use of the tee command?

1062

How can you see the command line history?

1087

What are the possible return values of kill() system call?

803

How do I run a .sh file in unix?

869

How does unix work?

827

How do I use grep to find a file?

1072

List some features of unix.

876

Describe the term directory?

1350

What is the general format of unix command syntax?

1818

How do I run a ksh script in unix?

929

What is the first character of the output in ls l command?

1168

What are conditions on which deadlock can occur while swapping the processes?

1055

Where is unix used today?

858

Is tcp or unix socket faster?

798

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