Lpi 201-450 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 21,2026- Exam Code: 201-450
- Exam Name: LPIC-2 Exam 201, Part 1 of 2, version 4.5
- Certification Provider: Lpi
- Latest update: Oct 21,2026
The Linux kernel is loaded successfully by the boot loader.
However, straight after the kernel mounts the root filesystem, the boot process stops and an error message regarding init is shown.
Which of the following actions is the best one to be used in order to identify and fix the problem?
- A . The administrator reboots the system with a recovery disk and checks the root file system for errors with fsck.
- B . The administrator reboots the system with a recovery disk and restores from a backup.
- C . The administrator reboots the system and tells the kernel, through the boot loader prompt, to use /bin/bash as the initial process.
- D . The administrator reboots the system with a recovery disk and installs a new kernel.
- E . The administrator reboots the system and tells init, through the boot loader prompt, to use a different runlevel.
What is the purpose of the smartd daemon?
- A . It is a user space daemon used for reading smart cards and integrated circuit chips.
- B . It attempts to automatically repair file systems upon a failed file system check.
- C . It monitors process activity and helps the kernel decide which processes to kill when the kernel
overcommits. - D . It monitors certain disk drives and attempts to predict when they will fail.
What information does the file modules.dep provide?
- A . A list of all modules available to the kernel.
- B . A list of modules required by each module.
- C . A list of devices and their module name.
- D . A list of modules compiled for this kernel.
- E . A list of modules the kernel needs to run.
After unpacking the source code for a Linux kernel, what is the first make command that should be run which will delete any current configuration and all generated files?
This command will ensure that no inappropriate files were left in the kernel archive by the maintainer.
- A . make depend
- B . make distclean
- C . make config
- D . make clean
- E . make mrproper
You are not sure whether the kernel has detected a piece of hardware in your machine.
What command, without options or parameters, should be run to present the contents of the kernel ring- buffer?
What command is used to permanently set the options in the kernel when making a boot disk?
- A . blockdev
- B . kconfig
- C . lilo
- D . rdev
- E . dd
The Human Interface Device (HID) is being used, which of the following represents a USB mouse connected to the PC?
- A . /dev/psaux
- B . /dev/ttyS0
- C . /dev/input/mice
- D . /dev/usb/mouse0
- E . /dev/ttyUSB0
Which mount option must be used in the example /etc/fstab entry below, to ensure that a specific filesystem is not mounted when the system is booted?
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom iso9660 _____________________,ro 0 0
After manually compiling and installing a new kernel, what has to be done regarding the initramfs?
- A . To initramfs is independent of the kernel and should not be modified unless the hardware configuration of the machine has changed
- B . Since the initramfs contains kernel modules, a new initramfs must be built for the new kernel
- C . During the compilation of the Linux kernel, a new initramfs is built automatically. The new initramfs only needs to be installed
- D . The system should be restarted since the initramfs reconfigures itself for the new kernel during the startup of the system
How can you manually add an entry to your system’s ARP cache?
- A . Directly edit /etc/arp-cache
- B . Run add-arp hostname FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
- C . Run ping -a hostname
- D . Run arp -s hostname FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
- E . Edit arp.conf and restart arpd