LPI Exam 102-500 Topic 8 Question 89 Discussion

Actual exam question for LPI's 102-500 exam

Question #: 89
Topic #: 8

Which option in the chrony configuration file changes the initial interval of polls to a NTP server in order to speed up the initial synchronization?

Aiburst

Bquickstart

Cfast

DD. fsync

Eflood

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Suggested Answer: A

by Thersa at Sep 12, 2024, 03:45 PM

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Sherron

6 months ago

Haha, D) fsync? That's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Gotta love these exam questions.

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Elizabeth

5 months ago

I agree, these exam questions can be tricky sometimes.

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Penney

5 months ago

Yeah, using D) fsync would be overkill.

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Wilburn

5 months ago

A) iburst is the correct option for that.

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Tawna

6 months ago

I believe iburst is the correct option because it sends a burst of eight packets at once to quickly synchronize the clock.

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Aleisha

6 months ago

Hold up, what if we just flood the NTP server with requests? E) flood FTW!

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Xenia

4 months ago

User4: Agreed, flooding the server might cause issues. Let's stick with iburst.

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Kanisha

4 months ago

User3: I'm not sure flooding the NTP server with requests is a good idea.

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Dan

5 months ago

User2: Yeah, I think iburst is the way to go for faster synchronization.

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Julianna

5 months ago

A) iburst sounds like a better option to speed up the initial synchronization.

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Jani

6 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be C) fast instead.

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Shay

6 months ago

D) fsync? Really? That's for file system syncing, not NTP. Come on, this is basic stuff!

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Samira

5 months ago

C) fast

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Quentin

5 months ago

I think it's iburst, that's the one for speeding up initial synchronization.

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Jonelle

5 months ago

A) iburst

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Yesenia

5 months ago

Yeah, fsync is definitely not the right option.

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Lashawnda

5 months ago

E) flood

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Staci

5 months ago

C) fast

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Margart

5 months ago

B) quickstart

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Cassi

6 months ago

A) iburst

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Ashlyn

6 months ago

I agree with Janet, using iburst can speed up the initial synchronization.

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Janet

6 months ago

I think the answer is A) iburst.

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Devorah

6 months ago

Nah, man. I think it's B) quickstart. Sounds like the perfect option for a quick NTP setup.

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Christoper

6 months ago

No, I'm pretty sure it's C) fast. That's the option for faster initial polls.

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Wenona

6 months ago

I think it's A) iburst. It's designed to speed up the initial synchronization.

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Cecil

7 months ago

I'm pretty sure it's option A) iburst. That's the classic way to speed up initial NTP sync, right?

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Ty

6 months ago

I agree, using iburst in the chrony configuration file is a classic method to speed up synchronization with NTP servers.

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Twila

6 months ago

Yes, you're correct. Option A) iburst is the way to go for speeding up initial NTP sync.

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