A FreeBSD administrator needs to run only the monthly accounting summary script immediately to test a change, without waiting for the scheduled monthly run. Which command accomplishes this?

periodic monthly 310.accounting

periodic 310.accounting monthly

What is the primary purpose of the BSD periodic system scripts (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly)?

To provide a graphical interface for scheduling tasks

To run administrative maintenance tasks automatically at defined intervals

To execute commands only when the system is under heavy load

To replace the need for user crontabs entirely

In /etc/periodic.conf, what does setting a variable like `daily_status_security_enable="YES"` accomplish?

It enables the daily security status script to run.

It forces the script to run immediately.

It disables the daily security status script.

It changes the schedule of the script to run every hour.

After editing a user's crontab with `crontab -e`, when does the new schedule take effect?

Only after running `crontab -l`

Immediately after saving and exiting the editor

What is the effect of running the command `periodic weekly` as root?

It schedules the weekly scripts to run automatically.

It runs all scripts in the weekly periodic directory.

It edits the weekly crontab file.

It displays the contents of /etc/periodic.conf.

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11application · medium
A FreeBSD administrator needs to run only the monthly accounting summary script immediately to test a change, without waiting for the scheduled monthly run. Which command accomplishes this?
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What is the primary purpose of the BSD periodic system scripts (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly)?
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In /etc/periodic.conf, what does setting a variable like `daily_status_security_enable="YES"` accomplish?
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14foundation · easy
After editing a user's crontab with `crontab -e`, when does the new schedule take effect?
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15foundation · easy
What is the effect of running the command `periodic weekly` as root?
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