Cohesity COH-285 Exam - Topic 3 Question 1 Discussion

Actual exam question for Cohesity's COH-285 exam

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Topic #: 3

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What are the two types of log files that record all activities related to NetBackup appliance security?

Asecurity.log and audit.log

Bsecure.log and auth.log

Csecurity.log and auth.log

Dsecure.log and audit.log

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Suggested Answer: A

by Margot at Nov 19, 2025, 12:30 PM

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Louvenia

1 day ago

A) is definitely correct. Those logs are crucial for security.

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Dean

6 days ago

I think it's A) security.log and audit.log. Seems right.

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Tiera

11 days ago

I've always seen A mentioned in docs.

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Clarence

17 days ago

Wait, are you sure about that?

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Whitney

22 days ago

Totally agree with A!

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Ashton

27 days ago

I thought it was B) secure.log and auth.log.

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Yaeko

2 months ago

Wait, are we talking about NetBackup or some other backup software? I'm so confused right now.

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Vanesa

2 months ago

Haha, I bet the exam writers were just trying to trip us up with those weird log file names. Good thing I know my NetBackup security logs!

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Lashaun

2 months ago

B) secure.log and auth.log? Really? That's just confusing. Why not use the standard terminology?

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Eugene

2 months ago

D) secure.log and audit.log makes the most sense to me. "Secure" log for security-specific events.

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Tori

2 months ago

A) security.log and audit.log sounds more like it. Audit logs are important for tracking security events.

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Hoa

2 months ago

C) security.log and auth.log is the correct answer. That's where I'd expect to find security-related logs.

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Silvana

3 months ago

I remember secure.log being a part of the logs, but I can't remember if it was with audit.log or not. This is tricky!

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Felton

3 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I think it was security.log and auth.log, but I might be mixing it up with another topic.

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Annalee

3 months ago

I feel like secure.log was mentioned in some of the materials, but I can't recall if it was paired with audit.log or something else.

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Gaynell

3 months ago

I think it's security.log and audit.log, but I'm not entirely sure. I remember something about those names from practice questions.

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Sabra

3 months ago

Hmm, I'm not entirely sure about this. I think the security logs might be called "secure.log" but I'm not 100% certain. I'll have to make an educated guess on this one.

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Corrie

3 months ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. I know there are different types of logs, but I can't quite remember the specific names. I'll have to guess and hope I get it right.

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Rana

4 months ago

A) security.log and audit.log is correct!

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Justine

4 months ago

I feel like B) secure.log and auth.log could be it. Sounds familiar.

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Marilynn

4 months ago

I'm feeling confident about this one. The security logs are called "security.log" and the authentication logs are called "auth.log", so the correct answer is option C.

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Lawrence

5 months ago

Okay, let me see. I'm pretty sure the security logs are called "security.log" and the audit logs are called "audit.log", so I'll go with option A.

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Nelida

5 months ago

Hmm, I think I've seen something about NetBackup appliance logs before, but I'm not totally sure which ones are the security-related ones. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Flo

4 months ago

That sounds right! Those logs are crucial for security.

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Wilda

4 months ago

I believe it's A) security.log and audit.log.

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