IBM Exam S1000-007 Topic 10 Question 29 Discussion

Actual exam question for IBM's S1000-007 exam

Question #: 29
Topic #: 10

An AIX system is defined as a NIM client with -a connect=shell. The client system is up and running. The client can ping the NIM master, and the master can ping the client. The administrator of the NIM master system attempts to use NIM to install software updates on the NIM client, but receives the error message Permission denied.

What can the administrator of the AIX NIM client do to help resolve the problem?

AEdit the /etc/services file to check the port number used for the nimreg service, then refresh inetd.

BCheck the firewall configuration and open port 1066 if required.

CFlush the arp cache and then reboot the client system to ensure the network route table is correct.

DCheck that the root user's .rhosts file has an entry for the NIM master, and that the file permissions are 600.

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Suggested Answer: D

When using theconnect=shelloption, a successful NIM operation requires that the root user on the NIM client has an entry in its .rhosts file for the NIM master, and that the file permissions are set to 600. This is documented in the IBM AIX v7 Administrator Specialty Study Guide. More information on this can be found athttps://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_aix_72/com.ibm.aix.security/nim_security.htm.

by Chau at Feb 11, 2024, 12:15 AM

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I think the answer is A. Editing the /etc/services file and refreshing inetd might resolve the permission issue.

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