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It means that the file or directory is used for application settings.
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Which is the Linux kernel image file from the following and what is location in the file system?
The kernel image is the file in /boot that has a name like "vmlinuz" in it.
What is the name for the file that contains encrypted passwords for Linux users?
/etc/passwd
How do you install OpenOffice in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
./ <program file name>
What is the name of the Linux top level directory of the file system?
The /, or root directory.
What do you mean by date command in Linux?
Exactly what the name says: It displays and sets the date on a Linux system.
What configuration file is used to tell Linux which system to use for name resolution and authentication?
/etc/ncsd.conf
How long can the path file length from home in Linux be?
Starting from /home, the path may include up to 4,091 additional characters (that is, Linux supports 4096 characters for the path, with up to 256 characters per file or directory name). This is a limitation of the kernel, and not of the file system. It is technically possible to modify the Linux kernel to support even longer file and path names if a user needed to do so.
What is a superblock Linux?
Super block is supposed to be the first sector of any file system that can be mounted on Linux operating system. It is supposed to contain information about the entire file system in that partition. It has magic number to specify which file system is used in that partition and other parameters to help read/write to that file system.
What is a Word for to give a file a name and store the file in a certain place?
In MS 'Windows' use "Save As" in the toolbar's "File" menu. I don't know about other operating-systems such as Linux.
What is the name of the file used in Linux to hold the DHCP lease on a client machine?
/var/lib/dhclient/dhclient.leases
What is the name of the utility that will allow you to change the default group associated with group permissions on a Linux file folder?
gerp
What file is used to tell a Linux system which resources to use for services such as authentication and name resolution?
/etc/nsswitch.conf
