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LPI 201-450 Exam - Topic 11 Question 121 Discussion

Actual exam question for LPI's 201-450 exam

Question #: 121
Topic #: 11

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Which directory in /dev/disk/ can be used to determine the UUID of a connected hard disk?

A/dev/disk/by-uuid, by-uuid, /dev/disk/by-uuid/

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by Rose at Jan 26, 2026, 07:43 PM

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Josephine

16 days ago

Agreed! It's a key part of disk management.

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Alayna

21 days ago

I feel confident about this one. It's straightforward.

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Hollis

26 days ago

Yeah, that sounds right! UUIDs are usually there.

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Janet

2 months ago

I think it's /dev/disk/by-uuid.

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Margo

3 months ago

I remember it being different back in the day.

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Nohemi

3 months ago

Yup, that's where you find the UUIDs!

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Kanisha

3 months ago

Wait, are you sure? I thought it was something else.

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Sherita

3 months ago

Totally agree, that's the right path!

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Paulene

3 months ago

It's /dev/disk/by-uuid/ for UUIDs.

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Cherry

3 months ago

The UUID? Is that the secret code to unlock the hidden treasure chest?

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Francene

4 months ago

Wait, we're supposed to use the /dev directory? I've been checking the fridge this whole time.

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Leatha

4 months ago

I thought the UUID was hidden in the Matrix. Gotta hack the mainframe to find it!

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Lashunda

4 months ago

Isn't that where I keep my lucky rabbit's foot?

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Kattie

4 months ago

The /dev/disk/by-uuid directory, of course!

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Leonida

4 months ago

I feel like I might be mixing it up with another directory, but I think it’s something like /dev/disk/uuid or similar.

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Lucina

5 months ago

I’m pretty confident it’s in /dev/disk/by-uuid/, since that’s where we looked for UUIDs in our lab exercises.

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Edda

5 months ago

I remember practicing a similar question about disk identifiers, and I believe it was related to /dev/disk/ but can't recall the exact path.

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Melinda

5 months ago

I think the UUID can be found in the /dev/disk/by-uuid/ directory, but I'm not completely sure.

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Gail

6 months ago

The UUID? That's the unique identifier for a disk, right? I think I remember seeing that in the /dev/disk/ directory before. I'll have to dig around in there and see if I can find the right spot.

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Anika

6 months ago

Okay, I know the /dev/disk/ directory has information about connected storage devices. The UUID is a unique identifier, so it's probably stored in one of those subdirectories. I'll need to check the contents and see if I can locate it.

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Jina

6 months ago

The /dev/disk/ directory, huh? That's a good place to start. I bet the UUID is stored in one of those subdirectories. I'll need to explore that a bit and see what I can find.

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Rory

6 months ago

Hmm, I think I remember something about using the /dev/disk/ directory to find disk info, but I'm not sure about the UUID specifically. I'll need to think this through carefully.

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Nicholle

12 hours ago

Don't forget to use ls command to list them!

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Carylon

6 days ago

Yeah, that's the right path!

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Janine

11 days ago

You can check /dev/disk/by-uuid for the UUID.

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