A module is being loaded automatically at boot, but the administrator wants to prevent it from loading. Which configuration file should be used to blacklist the module?

/etc/modules with a '#' comment

/etc/sysctl.conf with a kernel parameter

A file in /etc/modprobe.d/ with 'blacklist '

/etc/default/grub with a kernel parameter

After installing a new kernel, what must be done to make the system boot it?

Update the bootloader configuration.

Nothing, the kernel is automatically booted.

LPI LPIC-2:Linux Engineer (201-450)

Domain 2Objective 1

201.1 Kernel Components (weight: 2) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 5)

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21application · medium
A module is being loaded automatically at boot, but the administrator wants to prevent it from loading. Which configuration file should be used to blacklist the module?
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22foundation · easy
Where is the kernel documentation typically located when the kernel source is installed?
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23foundation · easy
After installing a new kernel, what must be done to make the system boot it?
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24foundation · easy
Which command is used to display information about currently loaded kernel modules?
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25application · medium
An administrator needs to load a kernel module that has dependencies on other modules. Which command should be used to load the module and automatically resolve its dependencies?
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201.1 Kernel Components (weight: 2) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

A module is being loaded automatically at boot, but the administrator wants to prevent it from loading. Which configuration file should be used to blacklist the module?

Where is the kernel documentation typically located when the kernel source is installed?

After installing a new kernel, what must be done to make the system boot it?

Which command is used to display information about currently loaded kernel modules?

An administrator needs to load a kernel module that has dependencies on other modules. Which command should be used to load the module and automatically resolve its dependencies?

Keep studying — Topic 201: Linux Kernel