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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)
Suggested Answer: A
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34 comments · newest first
AN
Annette
10 months ago
I always get confused with these options.
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Karan
10 months ago
Wait, is it really uid? I thought it was something else.
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Portia
10 months ago
I think it's gid, not uid.
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Elliot
11 months ago
Yup, uid is the right one for this!
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Brunilda
11 months ago
It's definitely uid.
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Daniel
11 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
11 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
12 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
12 months ago
I think the missing keyword might be "uid" since it sets the user ID for the device.
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Leslie
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year ago
uid
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Stephen
1 year ago
Oh no, that's rough! Always double check before formatting.
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Hobert
1 year ago
uid
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Kris
1 year 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
1 year ago
owner
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Pete
1 year ago
uid
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Virgina
1 year ago
user
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Ira
1 year ago
Hmm, 'user' seems like the obvious choice, but what about 'owner'? It's worth a shot!
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Long
1 year ago
uid
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Charolette
1 year ago
owner
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Avery
1 year ago
user
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Vicky
1 year 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
1 year ago
C) owner
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Renea
1 year ago
B) user
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Devora
1 year ago
A) uid
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Eve
1 year 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
1 year ago
I think it should be uid because it specifies the user ID that owns the mounted filesystem.
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Reita
1 year ago
The missing keyword is A) uid.