Why is it recommended to run fsck on an unmounted filesystem?

To allow fsck to format the filesystem

To speed up the filesystem check process

To prevent the system from rebooting during the check

To avoid data corruption that could occur if the filesystem is in use

What is the purpose of the initramfs (initial RAM filesystem) during boot?

To provide a temporary root filesystem with necessary drivers and tools to mount the real root filesystem

To provide a graphical login screen

To store the kernel's configuration file

To hold the system's log files during boot

Which command is used to switch the current system to the rescue.target from a running system?

systemctl set-default rescue.target

systemctl isolate rescue.target

A system fails to boot with a filesystem error on the root partition. The administrator boots into emergency.target and wants to run fsck on the root filesystem. What must the administrator do before running fsck?

Run 'systemctl isolate rescue.target'

Run 'fsck -f /dev/sda1' directly

Remount the root filesystem read-write with 'mount -o remount,rw /'

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

Domain 3Objective 2

202.2 System Recovery (weight: 4) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Part of the Topic 202: System Startup domain, which makes up ~8% of our current practice bank. Linux Professional Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~3–5 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 28 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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6foundation · easy
Why is it recommended to run fsck on an unmounted filesystem?
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7foundation · easy
What is the purpose of the initramfs (initial RAM filesystem) during boot?
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8foundation · easy
Which command is used to switch the current system to the rescue.target from a running system?
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9application · medium
A system fails to boot with a filesystem error on the root partition. The administrator boots into emergency.target and wants to run fsck on the root filesystem. What must the administrator do before running fsck?
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10foundation · easy
After booting into single-user mode to reset the root password, which command is used to set the new password?
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