713.4 System Logging (weight: 2) BSD-SPECIALIST Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–9

1. 6foundation · easy

   To search for the pattern 'disk full' inside the compressed file /var/log/messages.1.bz2, which command is most appropriate?

   • Aless /var/log/messages.1.bz2
   • Bzcat /var/log/messages.1.bz2 | grep 'disk full'
   • Cgrep 'disk full' /var/log/messages.1.bz2
   • Dzgrep 'disk full' /var/log/messages.1.bz2
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2. 7foundation · easy

   In the /etc/newsyslog.conf file, which field specifies the time interval after which a log file should be rotated?

   • AThe count field (e.g., 5 for keeping 5 old files)
   • BThe path field (e.g., /var/log/messages)
   • CThe interval field (e.g., 7 for weekly rotation)
   • DThe flags field (e.g., B for binary files)
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4. 8foundation · easy

   In a FreeBSD system, which directory is the standard location where system log files such as messages, auth.log, and maillog are stored?

   • A/var/log
   • B/tmp/log
   • C/usr/log
   • D/etc/log
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5. 9foundation · easy

   In /etc/newsyslog.conf, which field is used to specify the maximum file size that triggers log rotation?

   • AThe flags field (e.g., N for no compression)
   • BThe size field (e.g., 100 for 100 KB)
   • CThe interval field (e.g., 7 for weekly rotation)
   • DThe count field (e.g., 5 for keeping 5 old files)
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