A NetBSD administrator needs to change the filesystem type of slice 'e' on disk wd0 from '4.2BSD' to 'swap' to use it as additional swap space. The slice is not currently in use. What is the correct procedure to make this change?

Run fdisk -e wd0 and change the partition type to 0x82.

Run disklabel -w wd0e swap and then reboot.

Run disklabel -e wd0, change the fstype field for slice e to 'swap', save, and then run swapctl -a /dev/wd0e.

Run newfs -t swap /dev/wd0e and then mount it as swap.

When you run 'disklabel' on a BSD system, what information is typically displayed?

The kernel's boot messages and device probes.

The list of mounted filesystems and their usage.

The disk's hardware model and serial number.

The disk's slice table, including slice identifiers, offsets, sizes, and types.

What is the purpose of using 'disklabel -e' on a BSD system?

To export the label to a file for backup.

To enable the disk's write cache.

To erase the entire disk and start fresh.

To edit the disk label interactively in a text editor.

Which of the following is stored in a BSD disk label?

The slice table, including slice offsets, sizes, and types.

The filesystem's root directory structure.

The kernel's device driver configuration.

The list of users and their permissions.

A FreeBSD administrator is migrating a system from an older disk to a new, larger disk. The old disk has a BSD disklabel with slices a (root), b (swap), and d (usr). The administrator wants to replicate the same slice layout on the new disk, but with a larger usr slice. The new disk already has an MBR with a FreeBSD partition. What is the most efficient way to create the new disklabel?

Use disklabel -e to manually create the slices on the new disk, adjusting the size of slice d.

Use disklabel -w newdisk auto to create a default label, then use growfs on the usr slice.

Copy the old disklabel with disklabel olddisk > label, edit the label file, and write it to the new disk with disklabel -R newdisk label.

Use fdisk -e to create the slices on the new disk.

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A NetBSD administrator needs to change the filesystem type of slice 'e' on disk wd0 from '4.2BSD' to 'swap' to use it as additional swap space. The slice is not currently in use. What is the correct procedure to make this change?
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When you run 'disklabel' on a BSD system, what information is typically displayed?
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What is the purpose of using 'disklabel -e' on a BSD system?
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Which of the following is stored in a BSD disk label?
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A FreeBSD administrator is migrating a system from an older disk to a new, larger disk. The old disk has a BSD disklabel with slices a (root), b (swap), and d (usr). The administrator wants to replicate the same slice layout on the new disk, but with a larger usr slice. The new disk already has an MBR with a FreeBSD partition. What is the most efficient way to create the new disklabel?
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