BSc IT Sem 5 Linux System Administration Question Paper PDF 2026 - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. Enumerate the features of Linux operating system
   • b. Explain the duty of the Linux system administrator in creating and maintain user
   • c. Explain the grub.conf file
   • d. Explain the IBM’s journaling file system and SGI’s extended file system
2. Q2 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. any ten important files in /etc/sysconfig directory
   • b. is internal network configured? Explain
   • c. Enumerate the new features in NFS 4
   • d. How is Ethernet device added and removed using Network Configuration Tool?
3. Q3 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. Explain the smb.conf file
   • b. can we connect to samba client? Explain
   • c. What is timeserver? Why is it required? What are the different types of time servers? How is it configured?
   • d. Explain the squid configuration parameters
4. Q4 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. the following protocols available in Linux:
   • b. Explain the different standalone services in Linux
   • c. Explain the seven configuration statements used in named.ca file
   • d. Explain the different types of domain servers
5. Q5 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. What is mail queue? How is it managed? How is Dovecot server configured and tested? Explain What is a macro? What is the m4 macro processor? Explain How can Email security be maintained? Explain
6. Q6 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. What are the changes in Apache 2.0 compared to Apache 1.x? Explain
   • b. How can multiple accounts be modified simultaneously? Explain with example. Or What is userfile? How is it different from standard password file?
   • c. the output of rpmquery be formatted? Explain with example
   • d. How can we check the software versions? Exaplin the common version-numbering
7. Q7 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. Explain the device file system and systemfs
   • b. How is security enhancement setup in NFSv4?
   • c. How are NTP clients configured to use autokey encryption?
   • d. What are zone statements? Explain the different values for the zone statement
   • e. anonymous ftp uploads be enabled in vsftpd? Explain
   • f. Explain the <Files> </Files> and <IfModule> </IfModule> blocks

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