Logging

6. If you were investigating login issues on a Windows computer, which portion of the Event Viewer logs would be a good place to start your investigation?

  • Application and Services
  • Security
  • System

7. In what log files can you find information about bootup errors? Select all that apply.

  • /var/log/auth.log
  • /var/log/mail.log
  • /var/log/kern.log
  • /var/log/syslog

8. In what log files can you find information about authentication errors?

  • /var/log/auth.log
  • /var/log/kern.log
  • /var/log/syslog
  • /var/log/mail.log

9. For an ssh connection to work, which of the following need to be true? Check all that apply.

  • SSH is installed on client.
  • The SSH server is running on the host you want to connect to.
  • VPN needs to be set up.
  • You need to specify a hostname to SSH into.

10. What command do you use to view error logs in real time?

  • Less var/log/syslog
  • /var/log/auth.log
  • -kill
  • Tail -f

Devendra Kumar

Project Management Apprentice at Google

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