Linux Foundation Exam LFCS Topic 9 Question 77 Discussion

Actual exam question for Linux Foundation's LFCS exam

Question #: 77
Topic #: 9

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Creating a hard link to an ordinary file returns an error. What could be the reason for this?

AThe source file is hidden.

BThe source file is read-only.

CThe source file is a shell script.

DThe source file is already a hard link.

EThe source and the target are on different filesystems.

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Suggested Answer: B

by Jaclyn at May 29, 2024, 07:56 PM

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Danica

16 days ago

Wait, is this a trick question? I feel like the real answer is 'none of the above' and the real reason is because my dog ate my homework.

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Janella

17 days ago

Ah, I see. The key here is that hard links can only be created for ordinary files, not directories or special files. So D must be the correct answer.

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Lindsey

20 days ago

Haha, I bet the guy who wrote this question was just trying to mess with us. Hard links to shell scripts? Really?

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Jennifer

1 months ago

Hmm, I was thinking it might be B. If the source file is read-only, that could prevent creating a hard link to it.

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Levi

2 months ago

I think the correct answer is E. Hard links can only be created within the same filesystem, so if the source and target are on different filesystems, it would return an error.

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Charlesetta

20 days ago

Yes, you are right. Hard links cannot be created across different filesystems.

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Charlesetta

1 months ago

I think the correct answer is E.

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Linwood

2 months ago

That's a good point, it could be the case. We should consider all possibilities.

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Juan

2 months ago

I disagree, I believe the source file being a shell script could be the reason.

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Linwood

2 months ago

I think the reason could be that the source file is read-only.

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