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

Linux General Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the minimum number of partitions you need to install Linux?

HCL, Vedam,

18 29216

Which partitions might you create on mail server HDDs other than the root, swap and boot partitions?

1 5033

Which partitioning tool is available in all distributions?

2 5552

Which file defines all users on your system?

8 13564

Do you know the correct sequence of fields in /etc/passwd file?

2 5518

When you create a new partition, in what terms you need to designate its size

2 5221

What file defines the levels of messages written to system log files?

2 7944

List all the files with ‘.mem’ extension in reverse alphabetical order in a particular directory?

HCL,

2 7891

How do you change permissions on a directory of file?

4 7354

How can you view a file?

5 7545

Explain the read, write, and execute permissions on a UNIX directory

3 6503

Where is standard output usually directed?

2 6027

What account is created when you install Linux?

7 16736

Why you shouldn’t use the root login?

2 5550

How big should the swap-space partition be?

7 9545

Post New Linux General Questions

Un-Answered Questions { Linux General }

What is lilo how is it useful in linux?

881

how do you monitor or measure performance of a linux server which is running for more than 5 years with out a break?

1085

How to enable root logging in ubuntu?

974

Can I get linux on my mac?

926

Is linux free of cost?

1058

How do I run a batch file in linux?

920

Why linux is safe?

942

What is the first process in linux?

989

What is the tcp handshake?

889

What daemon is responsible for tracking events on your system?

1077

How to enhance the security of password file in linux?

1087

Write a bash script to delete all the files in the current directory that contains the word “linux”.

950

Describe the root account?

1110

Is arch linux good for programming?

897

Will mac programs run on linux?

932

For More Un-Answered { Linux General } Questions Click Here