GIAC Exam GSNA Topic 3 Question 53 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GSNA exam

Question #: 53
Topic #: 3

You work as the Network Administrator for McNeil Inc. The company has a Unix-based network. You want to identify the secure terminals from where the root can be allowed to log in. Which of the following Unix configuration files can you use to accomplish the task?

A/etc/services

B/etc/ioports

C/proc/interrupts

D/etc/securetty

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Suggested Answer: D

In Unix, the /etc/securetty file is used to identify the secure terminals from where the root can be allowed to log in.

Answer B is incorrect. In Unix, the /etc/ioports file shows which I/O ports are in use at the moment.

Answer A is incorrect. In Unix, the /etc/services file is the configuration file that lists the network services that the system supports.

Answer C is incorrect. In Unix, the /proc/interrupts file is the configuration file that shows the interrupts in use and how many of each

there has been.

by Carolann at Aug 05, 2024, 07:49 PM

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Britt

3 months ago

Wait, there's a file called /proc/interrupts? What is this, a joke question? *chuckles*

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Carlton

4 months ago

D) /etc/securetty, of course! I'm acing this exam, just like I ace my daily system checks. Unix is a breeze for me.

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I agree with Belen. /etc/securetty is used to identify secure terminals for root login.

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Belen

4 months ago

I think the answer is D) /etc/securetty.

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