392.4 Troubleshooting Samba (weight: 2) LPIC-3-MIXED-ENVIRONMENTS Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   A Samba share has 'share modes = no' configured. What is the effect of this setting on file access?

   • AIt makes all files read-only
   • BIt enables strict locking on all files
   • CIt prevents clients from opening files at all
   • DIt disables share mode locking, allowing multiple clients to open the same file simultaneously
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2. 2foundation · easy

   A Windows client can see a Samba printer share but cannot install the printer driver. Which Samba parameter controls whether clients can download printer drivers from the server?

   • Aprint command
   • Bprinting
   • Cload printers
   • Dprinter admin
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4. 3foundation · easy

   A Samba administrator needs to trace system calls made by the smbd process to diagnose a complex issue. Which Linux tool is commonly used for this purpose?

   • Astrace
   • Bgdb
   • Ctcpdump
   • Dtop
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5. 4expert · hard

   A Samba administrator is troubleshooting an intermittent authentication failure that only occurs for users in a specific organizational unit. The error log shows 'NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE' but only for some attempts. The administrator wants to capture detailed debugging information without affecting production performance. What is the most appropriate approach?

   • ASet 'log level = 3' globally and restart Samba to capture authentication details.
   • BSet 'log level = 5' for the 'auth' subsystem only, then reproduce the issue and review the logs.
   • CRun smbd with 'strace -f -p' to trace all system calls and identify the failure point.
   • DEnable 'debug pid = yes' and restart Samba to track which process handles the authentication.
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6. 5application · medium

   A user reports that a file on a Samba share cannot be deleted, with an error stating the file is in use. The administrator runs smbstatus and sees the file listed with a share mode of DENY_NONE. What does this indicate?

   • AThe file has a POSIX permission issue that prevents the user from deleting it.
   • BThe share is configured with read-only access, and the user lacks write permission.
   • CThe Samba server has a stale lock file that needs to be cleared manually.
   • DThe file is locked by another Samba client, and the lock must be released before deletion.
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