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Arista Arista Linux Essentials Exam Questions
Arista Linux Essentials (Page 8 )

Updated On: 21-Feb-2026
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Where did the GECOS field in /etc/passwd come from?

  1. Bell Labs DHCP lease tracking
  2. Payroll name and address info
  3. Bell Labs Print Service
  4. Parking space assignments at AT&T

Answer(s): C


Reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecos_field



Where will the find command look to locate files?

  1. The system binary directories
  2. Your $PATH
  3. Recursively starting in the directory you specify in the command options
  4. Recursively starting at/

Answer(s): C


Reference:

https://kb.iu.edu/d/admm



To kill all of the jobs you have access to kill, use which command?

  1. kill -1 1
  2. kill 1
  3. kill -9 1
  4. kill -9 -1

Answer(s): B



What must you do to get a complete report from the lsof command?

  1. Run it at boot time
  2. Make it part of systemd
  3. Run it as root
  4. Run it as a regular user

Answer(s): C



What is the awk tool designed to be?

  1. a calculator
  2. a pattern matching programming language
  3. a non-interactive editing tool
  4. an operating system

Answer(s): B


Reference:

https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~clancy/sp.unix.stuff/awk






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