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GIAC GCFA Exam - Topic 5 Question 53 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GCFA exam
Question #: 53
Topic #: 5
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You work as the Network Administrator for McNeil Inc. The company has a Unix-based network. You want to set the hard disk geometry parameters, cylinders, heads, and sectors. Which of the following Unix commands can you use to accomplish the task?

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Suggested Answer: A, D

by Yasuko at Sep 11, 2024, 10:05 AM

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Charolette
3 months ago
mkfs is just for creating filesystems, not geometry settings!
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Levi
3 months ago
Wait, can you really set geometry with hdparm? Sounds odd.
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Laurel
3 months ago
Not so sure about that, mke2fs seems more relevant.
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Rebecka
4 months ago
Definitely agree, hdparm is the one for disk parameters!
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Barb
4 months ago
I think the right command is hdparm.
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Ashlyn
4 months ago
I feel like hdparm is the right choice here, but I need to double-check if it actually sets the cylinders and heads.
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Coleen
4 months ago
I practiced a similar question where we had to choose between mkfs and mke2fs, but I don't recall them being related to disk geometry.
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Norah
4 months ago
I think hdparm is the command that deals with hard disk parameters, but I might be mixing it up with something else.
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Kanisha
5 months ago
I remember studying disk management commands, but I'm not entirely sure which one specifically sets the geometry parameters.
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Azzie
5 months ago
The key here is that we want to set the hard disk geometry parameters, which include cylinders, heads, and sectors. Based on that, I think the hdparm command is the best option to accomplish this task.
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Yvette
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I know we use mkfs to create a file system, and mke2fs is specifically for ext2/ext3 file systems. But I'm not sure if those would let us set the disk geometry.
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Hubert
5 months ago
I'm pretty confident this is a question about setting disk parameters in Unix. I think the hdparm command is the one we use for that.
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Alecia
5 months ago
I'm a bit confused by this question. I know we use commands like mkfs and mke2fs for file system operations, but I'm not sure if any of those would let us set the actual disk geometry. I'll have to think this through a bit more.
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Glendora
5 months ago
This looks like a tricky regex question. I'll need to carefully read through the options and think about how each one would transform the input stream.
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Pansy
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm not entirely sure about this one. I'll need to think it through carefully to make sure I understand the capabilities of ACK.
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Merlyn
10 months ago
I heard the answer is actually E) spin the hard drive by hand until the desired geometry is achieved. Just be careful not to get your fingers caught!
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Cherri
9 months ago
D) hdparm
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Malissa
9 months ago
C) mke2fs
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Dannette
9 months ago
B) mkswap
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Francene
9 months ago
A) mkfs
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Cecilia
10 months ago
D) hdparm, definitely. What kind of network admin would I be if I didn't know that one? *chuckles*
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Freeman
9 months ago
D) hdparm is the correct command to set hard disk geometry parameters like cylinders, heads, and sectors.
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Peggie
9 months ago
B) mkswap is used for creating a swap space, not setting hard disk geometry parameters.
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Heike
9 months ago
A) mkfs is used for creating a file system, not setting hard disk geometry parameters.
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Madelyn
10 months ago
Well, if I were a betting person, I'd go with D) hdparm. That's the only option that sounds like it's related to disk geometry settings.
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Lyndia
10 months ago
I'm not sure, but mke2fs seems like it might be the answer. Isn't that used for creating ext2/ext3 file systems?
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Gracia
10 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think mkfs is also used for creating file systems.
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Micaela
10 months ago
I agree with Buddy, hdparm is used to set hard disk parameters.
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Domonique
10 months ago
Hmm, I think hdparm is the right choice here. It's specifically designed for configuring disk parameters, right?
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Izetta
10 months ago
I agree, hdparm is the right choice for setting the hard disk geometry parameters.
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Leah
10 months ago
Yes, you're correct. hdparm is the command used for configuring disk parameters.
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Buddy
11 months ago
I think the answer is D) hdparm.
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