Linux General Interview Questions
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What is the minimum number of partitions you need to install Linux?

HCL, Vedam,

18 25796

Which partitions might you create on mail server HDDs other than the root, swap and boot partitions?

1 4572

Which partitioning tool is available in all distributions?

2 4926

Which file defines all users on your system?

8 11950

Do you know the correct sequence of fields in /etc/passwd file?

2 4933

When you create a new partition, in what terms you need to designate its size

2 4600

What file defines the levels of messages written to system log files?

2 7183

List all the files with ‘.mem’ extension in reverse alphabetical order in a particular directory?

HCL,

2 7288

How do you change permissions on a directory of file?

4 6380

How can you view a file?

5 6393

Explain the read, write, and execute permissions on a UNIX directory

3 5764

Where is standard output usually directed?

2 5359

What account is created when you install Linux?

7 15236

Why you shouldn’t use the root login?

2 5053

How big should the swap-space partition be?

7 7981


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Un-Answered Questions { Linux General }

What is semaphore with example?

641


What is pthread_mutex?

577


How do you check the status of all the services?

638


How to check and verify the status of the bond interface?

751


How do I find a file in linux terminal?

612


What is the path of network (ethx) configuration files

681


What are the advantages of linux?

695


Is it possible to reduce the size of a already created partition?

630


How do you find who is logged in?

701


Why do people use linux?

638


How can we change speed and make full duplex settings for eth0?

659


What types of files you know?

690


What is c shell in linux?

627


What is the difference between soft and hard mounting points?

668


You need to search for the string “tecmint” in all the “.txt” files in the current directory. How will you do it?

817