A client mounts an NFS share with the `soft` option. During a network outage, an application performing a write operation receives an I/O error. The administrator wants to change the behavior so that the application blocks until the server is reachable again. Which change is required?

Change the mount option from `soft` to `hard`.

An NFSv4 client is unable to mount a share that uses Kerberos authentication. The client can ping the server, and `rpcinfo -p server` shows the NFS services. What is the most likely cause of the failure?

The client is using the wrong NFS version.

The server is not exporting the directory.

The client does not have a valid Kerberos ticket for the nfs service principal.

The server's firewall is blocking NFS traffic.

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

Domain 10Objective 2

209.2 NFS Server Configuration (weight: 3) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Part of the Topic 209: File Sharing domain, which makes up ~5% of our current practice bank. Linux Professional Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~2–3 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 22 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 11–15

11foundation · easy
Which NFS export option maps requests from the root user on a client to the anonymous user (nobody) on the server, enhancing security?
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12foundation · easy
An administrator has just installed the NFS server package on a Linux host. Which file must be edited to define the directories that will be shared with NFS clients?
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13foundation · easy
When configuring an NFSv4 server with Kerberos, which security flavor should be specified in the /etc/exports file to require Kerberos authentication for all access?
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14expert · medium
A client mounts an NFS share with the `soft` option. During a network outage, an application performing a write operation receives an I/O error. The administrator wants to change the behavior so that the application blocks until the server is reachable again. Which change is required?
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15expert · hard
An NFSv4 client is unable to mount a share that uses Kerberos authentication. The client can ping the server, and `rpcinfo -p server` shows the NFS services. What is the most likely cause of the failure?
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209.2 NFS Server Configuration (weight: 3) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

Which NFS export option maps requests from the root user on a client to the anonymous user (nobody) on the server, enhancing security?

An administrator has just installed the NFS server package on a Linux host. Which file must be edited to define the directories that will be shared with NFS clients?

When configuring an NFSv4 server with Kerberos, which security flavor should be specified in the /etc/exports file to require Kerberos authentication for all access?

A client mounts an NFS share with the `soft` option. During a network outage, an application performing a write operation receives an I/O error. The administrator wants to change the behavior so that the application blocks until the server is reachable again. Which change is required?

An NFSv4 client is unable to mount a share that uses Kerberos authentication. The client can ping the server, and `rpcinfo -p server` shows the NFS services. What is the most likely cause of the failure?

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