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      Linux Systems Administrator Interview

      Jun 1, 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Hyderābād
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IBM (Hyderābād) in Jun 2017

      Interview

      i am an experienced guy in linux interview around 3 rounds written test,communication ,technical and manager round .interview complted.waited 1month for offer letter .didnt received the offer letter.interview process is very good.

      Interview questions [10]

      Question 1

      what is third field in /etc/shadow file?
      4 Answers

      Question 2

      what is there in rc.d file how to run a process in particular series?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      lvm .how to add and reduce ?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      what is crontab and fields ?
      Answer question

      Question 5

      how will troubleshoot if server is hanged?
      Answer question

      Question 6

      what will u do if ram out of memory error occur
      Answer question

      Question 7

      what is nfs ?tell me deamons and options ?
      Answer question

      Question 8

      if log file is filled very fastly.how can troubleshoot?
      Answer question

      Question 9

      how did u check link is up or down in ethernet card
      1 Answer

      Question 10

      tell me steps for kickstart?i mention in my resume
      Answer question
      1

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