LPI Exam 300-300 Topic 4 Question 9 Discussion

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Question #: 9
Topic #: 4

In order to generate an individual log file for each of the machines connecting to a Samba server, which of the following statements must be used in the Samba configuration file?

Alog file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

Blog file = /var/log/samba/log.%M

Clog file = /var/log/samba/log.%r

Dlog file = /var/log/samba/log.%I

Elog file = /var/log/samba/log.%c

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Suggested Answer: A

Individual Log Files:

A . log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m: To generate an individual log file for each machine connecting to a Samba server, the %m variable is used in the log file path. This variable represents the machine name of the connecting client. Thus, the configuration line log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m creates a unique log file for each client machine.

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Logging configurations in Samba

by Robt at Jul 05, 2024, 10:39 PM

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Lauran

4 months ago

Wait, wait, wait... you're telling me the log file name has to be unique for each machine? What is this, the Stone Age? I thought we were living in the 21st century, where we have things like 'big data' and 'analytics'!

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Luis

4 months ago

Option C? Are you kidding me? The %r variable is for the remote machine name, not the local machine. That's just plain wrong.

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Willow

3 months ago

Exactly, %r is for the remote machine name, not the local one.

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Ernie

3 months ago

Yeah, option C is definitely incorrect. It's not for the local machine name.

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Alise

3 months ago

E) log file = /var/log/samba/log.%c

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Precious

3 months ago

D) log file = /var/log/samba/log.%I

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Kerry

3 months ago

B) log file = /var/log/samba/log.%M

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Afton

4 months ago

A) log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

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Isabella

4 months ago

Option E? Really? Who would use the %c variable for the log file name? That's just asking for chaos and confusion.

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Rosio

4 months ago

Hmm, I'd go with Option D. The %I variable is for the IP address, and that's gotta be unique for each machine, right? Makes sense to me.

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Odette

3 months ago

I agree with both of you. Option D seems like the best choice for generating individual log files for each machine.

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Jerilyn

4 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think Option A might be the right choice. It mentions %m which could stand for machine.

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Domingo

4 months ago

I think Option D is correct too. Each machine will have a unique IP address.

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Cassie

4 months ago

I'm pretty sure it's Option B. The %M variable stands for the IP address of the client, which seems like a logical choice for the log file name.

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Ernest

3 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think Option E could also work. The %c variable represents the client's NetBIOS name, which could be useful for identifying logs.

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Elina

4 months ago

I agree with you, Option B makes the most sense. Using the IP address of the client in the log file name would be helpful for organization.

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Jerrod

4 months ago

I believe it's Option D. The %I variable stands for the IP address of the client, which would be more appropriate for the log file name.

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Ma

4 months ago

I think it's actually Option A. The %m variable represents the NetBIOS name of the client machine.

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Carin

5 months ago

I think B) log file = /var/log/samba/log.%M is the correct answer because %M represents the NetBIOS name

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Hollis

5 months ago

Option A is the correct answer. The %m variable represents the NetBIOS name of the client machine, which is perfect for generating individual log files.

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