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

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. Why Red Hat Linux and Fedora has been so successful? Explain
   • b. Explain any five commands to view the contents of text files Explain cut copy, paste and deleting operation in Vi editor
   • d. What do you understand by mounting devices? Give example of mounting a USB flash
   • e. How to set up your own repository?
   • f. Explain installing and updating packages with yum
2. Q2 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. What is use of fstab? Explain contents of fstab
   • b. What is a swap space? Write procedure to add swap space
   • c. What is NetworkManager configuration file? Explain any five network configuration file
   • d. Write steps to enable and test the ssh server
   • e. Explain different fields of /etc/passwd
   • f. Write short note on connecting to an LDAP Server
3. Q3 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. Define Tables, Chains, and Rules. Explain most common elements of rules
   • b. Write short note on Masquerading Write steps to encrypt and decrypt files using GPG
   • d. Explain subdirectories need to store the certificate. Write procedure to create your own
   • e. Explain setting up NFSv4 with export options
   • f. Write steps to set up a Samba server with example
4. Q4 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. Explain the DNS lookup process
   • b. Write short note on DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Explain different parameters used in the /etc/postfix/main.cf file
   • d. Explain components play role in the process of Internet mail
   • e. What are modes of Apache? Explain some performance parameters for these modes
   • f. How configure an Apache server to use LDAP?
5. Q5 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. What are different ways to execute shell script? Explain in detail
   • b. What is boot loader? Explain content of grub.conf file Cc. Explain different standard components (items) used in HA (High-Availability) cluster
   • d. Write tips for Troubleshooting a Nonoperational Cluster
   • e. Explain setting up the network installation server
   • f. Explain kickstart file to perform an automated installation

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