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GIAC GSNA Exam - Topic 4 Question 7 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GSNA exam
Question #: 7
Topic #: 4
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Which of the following NFS mount options specifies whether a program using a file via an NFS connection should stop and wait for the server to come back online, if the host serving the exported file system is unavailable, or if it should report an error?

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Suggested Answer: B

The hard or soft NFS mount options are used to specify whether a program using a file via an NFS connection should stop and wait (hard) for the server to come back online, if the host serving the exported file system is unavailable, or if it should report an error.

Answer A is incorrect. The intr NFS mount option allows NFS requests to be interrupted if the server goes down or cannot be reached.

Answer C is incorrect. The nfsvers=2 or nfsvers=3 NFS mount options are used to specify which version of the NFS protocol to use.

Answer D is incorrect. The fsid=num NFS mount option forces the file handle and file attributes settings on the wire to be num.


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Belen
4 months ago
I always get confused between those options.
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Deane
4 months ago
Wait, are you saying it can just report an error? That sounds risky!
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Olive
4 months ago
No way, it's B for sure.
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Gwen
4 months ago
I thought it was A, intr. Seems like a common misconception.
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Charlesetta
5 months ago
It's definitely B, hard or soft.
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Dierdre
5 months ago
I don't recall "fsid" or "nfsvers" being related to waiting for the server; they seem more about versioning and identifiers.
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Lou
5 months ago
I feel like "hard" means it will keep trying to connect, while "soft" will give an error after a timeout. I hope I remember that correctly!
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Yuette
5 months ago
I remember practicing a question about NFS options, and I think "intr" might allow interruptions, but it doesn't really specify waiting for the server.
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Annamae
5 months ago
I think the option that controls whether a program waits for the server is related to "hard" or "soft" mounts, but I'm not entirely sure which one it is.
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Merlyn
5 months ago
This question seems straightforward, I think I can handle it.
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Vannessa
5 months ago
Okay, I've got this. The key is that too much granularity, or too many specific data categories, will make the classification process difficult to manage and apply consistently. It could also create challenges in assigning ownership of the data.
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Luke
5 months ago
Okay, let me see... Footprinting is about gathering information, so the answer is probably related to the target system. I'll go with B.
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Cordelia
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know IDEA is a block cipher, but I can't recall the specific block and key sizes off the top of my head.
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