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Linux Foundation LFCS Exam - Topic 3 Question 55 Discussion

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?
C) foo would be removed. bar would still exist but would be unusable.
A) foo and bar would both be removed.
B) foo would be removed while bar would remain accessible.
D) Both foo and bar would remain accessible.
E) The user is prompted whether bar should be removed, too.

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?

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Suggested Answer: C

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

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Lashonda
9 months ago
Nope, only foo gets deleted, bar is fine!
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Mari
9 months ago
I thought both would be removed? This is confusing.
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Ena
9 months ago
Wait, are you sure? I thought bar would be unusable.
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Youlanda
9 months ago
Definitely B, that's how hard links work!
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Kassandra
10 months ago
Bar stays accessible after deleting foo.
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Barb
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 months ago
I think WS-Addressing is related to message routing, but I'm a bit uncertain about that.
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Micaela
1 year 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
1 year ago
I agree, foo would be removed but bar would still be accessible.
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Thaddeus
1 year ago
Yeah, it seems like the most logical outcome.
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Jamie
1 year ago
I think B is the correct answer too.
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Tess
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year ago
I think you're right, D does make sense. Both foo and bar should still be accessible.
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Ethan
1 year 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
1 year ago
I'm not sure about this one. Can someone explain why option B is the correct answer?
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Alpha
1 year 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
1 year ago
I think the answer is B) foo would be removed while bar would remain accessible.
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Kati
1 year 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
1 year ago
Exactly. Hard links provide multiple paths to the same data on the filesystem.
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Graham
1 year ago
So, even though foo is gone, bar will still be there for us to access.
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Lura
1 year 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
1 year 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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