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LPI 201-450 Exam - Topic 2 Question 126 Discussion

Actual exam question for LPI's 201-450 exam

Question #: 126
Topic #: 2

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What is the purpose of the smartd daemon?

AIt is a user space daemon used for reading smart cards and integrated circuit chips.

BIt attempts to automatically repair file systems upon a failed file system check.

CIt monitors process activity and helps the kernel decide which processes to kill when the kernel overcommits.

DIt monitors certain disk drives and attempts to predict when they will fail.

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Suggested Answer: D

by Felix at May 14, 2026, 06:08 AM

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Lajuana

9 hours ago

It's all about monitoring disk drives!

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Norah

6 days ago

I definitely remember that smartd is involved with disk drives, but I’m not 100% if it predicts failures or just checks their status. Option D sounds right though!

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Eloisa

11 days ago

I’m a bit confused because I feel like I’ve seen similar questions, but I can’t recall if smartd does anything with file systems or just focuses on disk health.

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Teddy

16 days ago

I remember practicing a question about system daemons, and I think smartd was mentioned in the context of monitoring drives. So, I’m leaning towards option D.

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Raylene

2 months ago

I think the smartd daemon is related to disk monitoring, but I'm not entirely sure if it's about predicting failures or just reading data.

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