Describe How to Test a New Configuration Before Applying It F5N4 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   An administrator has a custom configuration file at /opt/nginx/custom.conf. Which command tests the syntax of this specific file?

   • Anginx -c /opt/nginx/custom.conf --test
   • Bnginx -t -f /opt/nginx/custom.conf
   • Cnginx -t /opt/nginx/custom.conf
   • Dnginx -t -c /opt/nginx/custom.conf
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2. 7expert · hard

   An organization has a custom NGINX installation in /opt/nginx. The configuration file at /opt/nginx/conf/nginx.conf includes the directive 'pid /var/run/nginx.pid;'. The administrator runs 'nginx -t -p /opt/nginx/' and receives the error 'nginx: [emerg] mkdir() "/var/run/nginx" failed (13: Permission denied)'. The administrator has write permissions to /opt/nginx. What is the most likely cause of this error?

   • AThe prefix path is set incorrectly, causing the 'pid' directive to resolve to a non-existent directory.
   • BThe NGINX binary is not compiled with the correct prefix path.
   • CThe 'pid' directive uses an absolute path that is not writable by the NGINX user.
   • DThe 'pid' directive is missing a trailing slash.
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4. 8foundation · easy

   After running 'nginx -t', the output shows 'nginx: [emerg] unknown directive "server_name" in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf:15'. What does this indicate?

   • AThere is a syntax error on line 15 of the configuration file.
   • BThe configuration file is missing and NGINX created a new one.
   • CThe configuration is valid and NGINX is ready to reload.
   • DNGINX is running and the configuration was applied successfully.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   After successfully testing a new configuration with 'nginx -t', which command applies the changes without stopping NGINX?

   • Anginx -s reopen
   • Bnginx -s reload
   • Cnginx -s restart
   • Dnginx -s stop
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6. 10expert · hard

   An organization has a staging environment that mirrors production. The staging NGINX configuration is located at /staging/nginx/conf/nginx.conf and uses relative paths for logs and temporary files. The administrator wants to test the staging configuration without affecting the production NGINX instance. The administrator runs 'nginx -t -c /staging/nginx/conf/nginx.conf -p /staging/nginx/' and receives an error about a missing directory. What is the most likely cause of this error?

   • AThe staging configuration file has a syntax error.
   • BThe staging configuration references a directory that does not exist in the staging environment.
   • CThe staging configuration file is not readable by the NGINX user.
   • DThe '-p' option is not supported with the '-c' option.
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