Unix Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

Unix Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

How to setup Disk space as well as memory in solaris10?

4 8870

If the terminal is not showing the login prompt,what's the 1st thing you should check?and how do you solve the problem?

TCS,

2 7690

why do you need to have a swap file system?

1 6431

If your linux machine shows a ~(tilde) in most filenames on your dos or windows partition,what is the mistake you have made?How do you get back the long filenames?

2 5526

Telnet sometimes doesn't permit root logons,how will you then change a file writable only by root on a remote host?

1 4112

I am trying to unmount a remote file system,but I do not unmount that file system.How can i know the user name (i.e.,user who is using that file system).....write the command with argument

2 5631

What is the job responsibility of a System Administrator (UNIX/LINUX),briefly describe (Also point out system admin's daily job details),specify job type & job description?

HP, ICS Integrated Computer Solutions, TCS,

2 9339

How do I log into a remote Unix machine(as a root/normal user)?Please specify with command user and argument.

3 7289

How to set Windows as Default OS when Dual Booting Ubuntu?

1 4550

what is difference between kernel and shell?

Juniper Networks,

18 101051

which is the best book for learning unix and linux?

6 13924

What is file system in unix??

Symphony,

10 19943

what is mount ,tell me about mount ,how can u use in real time project??

Symphony,

12 19024

what is the meaning of this command rm -rf / what will it do ?

Altair,

5 15660

how to remotely move a file ??? that mean how to move a file one machine to another machine ???

Altair,

10 18227

Un-Answered Questions { Unix }

How do you sort in unix?

980

What is fork()?

1049

Max relax-able permission value with out giving write permission to others?

1019

Write down some common shells with their indicators?

1093

Name the general commands in using unix os for a beginner?

1174

How unix is different from other operating systems?

929

List the different types of files that can be made available with unix?

921

How do I show hidden files in unix?

911

What is protection boundary?

1075

What is the main goal of the Memory Management?

1119

win 3.1 is a

1138

Write a command that will display files in the current directory, in a colored, long format.

1236

Which command is used to kill the last background job?

1345

What is the core of unix operating system?

940

Which command will print your home directory on screen?

1093

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