Linux Foundation LFCS Exam - Topic 3 Question 55 Discussion

Actual exam question for Linux Foundation's LFCS exam

Question #: 55
Topic #: 3

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After successfully creating a hard link called bar to the ordinary file foo, foo is deleted from the filesystem. Which of the following describes the resulting situation?

Afoo and bar would both be removed.

Bfoo would be removed while bar would remain accessible.

Cfoo would be removed. bar would still exist but would be unusable.

DBoth foo and bar would remain accessible.

EThe user is prompted whether bar should be removed, too.

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Suggested Answer: C

by Jani at Mar 21, 2023, 08:30 PM

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Lashonda

4 months ago

Nope, only foo gets deleted, bar is fine!

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Mari

5 months ago

I thought both would be removed? This is confusing.

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Ena

5 months ago

Wait, are you sure? I thought bar would be unusable.

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Youlanda

5 months ago

Definitely B, that's how hard links work!

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Kassandra

5 months ago

Bar stays accessible after deleting foo.

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Barb

5 months ago

I’m leaning towards D, but I’m not confident. I just remember that hard links point to the same inode.

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Susana

5 months ago

I feel like I might be mixing this up with symbolic links. I thought hard links keep the file intact even if the original is deleted.

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Paris

5 months ago

I remember practicing a question like this, and I think the answer is B. Foo gets deleted, but bar remains.

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Yolando

5 months ago

I think if foo is deleted, bar should still be accessible since it's a hard link, right? But I'm not completely sure.

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Lilli

6 months ago

This looks like a straightforward Scrum question. I'll focus on identifying the Scrum principles and see which one doesn't align with the benefits for customers.

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Vivienne

6 months ago

The Service Portfolio manages the organization's service offerings, so I think the correct answer is Conceptual Service. That makes the most sense to me.

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Laurena

6 months ago

Public key cryptography was definitely used in this scenario, but I have a nagging feeling there's more to it than just that. I hope I'm not overthinking it.

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Kirk

6 months ago

I think WS-Addressing is related to message routing, but I'm a bit uncertain about that.

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Micaela

10 months ago

Haha, I bet the developers who came up with this question were having a hard time coming up with a good 'delete file with hard link' scenario. But I'm going with B, it makes the most sense to me.

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Larae

9 months ago

I agree, foo would be removed but bar would still be accessible.

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Thaddeus

9 months ago

Yeah, it seems like the most logical outcome.

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Jamie

10 months ago

I think B is the correct answer too.

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Tess

11 months ago

Hmm, I'm leaning towards D. Since a hard link is just another name for the same file, both foo and bar should remain accessible even if one is deleted.

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Gianna

10 months ago

So, it's safe to say that creating a hard link doesn't really create a separate copy of the file, just another way to access it.

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Beth

10 months ago

I agree, it's like having two different paths to the same file. Deleting one shouldn't affect the other.

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Arlyne

10 months ago

I think you're right, D does make sense. Both foo and bar should still be accessible.

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Ethan

11 months ago

I'm pretty sure the correct answer is C. The hard link would still exist, but it would be unusable since the actual file it points to is gone.

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Amie

11 months ago

I'm not sure about this one. Can someone explain why option B is the correct answer?

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Alpha

11 months ago

I agree with Gearldine. Since bar is a hard link to foo, it should still be accessible even after foo is deleted.

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Gearldine

11 months ago

I think the answer is B) foo would be removed while bar would remain accessible.

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Kati

11 months ago

I think the answer is B. Once you create a hard link, the file itself is accessible through multiple names, so deleting the original file won't affect the hard link.

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Deandrea

10 months ago

Exactly. Hard links provide multiple paths to the same data on the filesystem.

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Graham

10 months ago

So, even though foo is gone, bar will still be there for us to access.

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Lura

10 months ago

Yes, that's correct. The hard link will still point to the file's data even after the original file is deleted.

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Eileen

11 months ago

I think the answer is B. Once you create a hard link, the file itself is accessible through multiple names, so deleting the original file won't affect the hard link.

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