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LPI 201-450 Exam - Topic 8 Question 111 Discussion

Actual exam question for LPI's 201-450 exam
Question #: 111
Topic #: 8
[All 201-450 Questions]

What keyword is missing in the following line from /etc/fstab in order to make a USB flash device writeable by the user fred when mounted:

/dev/sda1 /mnt/usbflash vfat defaults,users,______=fred,umask=022, 0 0

(Provide the option name only without any settings)

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by Leonida at May 05, 2025, 04:03 AM

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Annette
2 months ago
I always get confused with these options.
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Karan
2 months ago
Wait, is it really uid? I thought it was something else.
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Portia
2 months ago
I think it's gid, not uid.
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Elliot
3 months ago
Yup, uid is the right one for this!
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Brunilda
3 months ago
It's definitely uid.
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Daniel
3 months ago
I feel like it could be "gid" too, but that doesn't seem right for this context. I’ll go with "uid".
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Lizette
3 months ago
I practiced a similar question before, and I think "uid" was the right answer for setting user permissions.
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Wilburn
4 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about "user" options in fstab. Could it be "uid"?
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Tomoko
4 months ago
I think the missing keyword might be "uid" since it sets the user ID for the device.
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Leslie
4 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused. Is it 'user=fred' or 'owner=fred'? I know it has something to do with setting the user permissions, but I'm not 100% sure which option is correct.
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Jerlene
4 months ago
I got this! The missing keyword is 'owner=fred'. That should set the owner of the mount point to the user fred, allowing them to write to the USB flash drive.
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Malcolm
4 months ago
Okay, let me think this through. The 'users' option allows any user to mount the device, but we need to specify the user who can write to it. I'm pretty sure the missing keyword is 'uid=fred'.
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Elden
5 months ago
Ugh, I'm not sure about this one. The question mentions 'users' as an option, so maybe that's what we need? Or is it something else related to permissions?
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Wilburn
5 months ago
Hmm, I think the missing keyword is 'uid'. That should set the user ID for the mount, so fred can write to the USB flash drive.
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Shanda
9 months ago
Wait, is 'uid' the right answer? I'm not 100% sure, but it's worth a try. Gotta love these tricky certification questions!
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Mayra
9 months ago
Forget the exam, let's talk about how many USB flash drives I've accidentally formatted over the years. Oops!
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Yuriko
8 months ago
uid
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Stephen
8 months ago
Oh no, that's rough! Always double check before formatting.
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Hobert
8 months ago
uid
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Kris
9 months ago
Aha, 'user' is the way to go! It's the only one that makes sense in the context of the fstab entry.
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Tasia
8 months ago
owner
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Pete
8 months ago
uid
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Virgina
8 months ago
user
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Ira
9 months ago
Hmm, 'user' seems like the obvious choice, but what about 'owner'? It's worth a shot!
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Long
8 months ago
uid
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Charolette
8 months ago
owner
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Avery
8 months ago
user
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Vicky
9 months ago
I think the missing keyword is 'user'. That should give fred the necessary permissions to write to the USB flash device.
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Tonette
8 months ago
C) owner
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Renea
8 months ago
B) user
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Devora
9 months ago
A) uid
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Eve
9 months ago
I agree with Shanice, uid is needed for user fred to have write access to the USB flash device.
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Shanice
10 months ago
I think it should be uid because it specifies the user ID that owns the mounted filesystem.
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Reita
10 months ago
The missing keyword is A) uid.
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