LPI Exam 201-450 Topic 3 Question 106 Discussion

Actual exam question for LPI's 201-450 exam

Question #: 106
Topic #: 3

Which of the following command sequences can be used to extract files contained in a initramfs file (/boot/initramfs) which is used by the kernel at boot time?

Acp /boot/initramfs /tmp/initramfs.gz; gzip -c /tmp/initramfs.gz; mkdir /tmp/initramfs.dir ; cd /tmp/initramfs.dir ; cpio -i < /tmp/initramfs

Bcp /boot/initramfs /tmp/initramfs.gz; gunzip /tmp/initramfs.gz; mkdir /tmp/initramfs.dir ; cd /tmp/initramfs.dir ; cpio -i < /tmp/initramfs

Ccp /boot/initramfs /tmp/initramfs.gz; gunzip /tmp/initramfs.gz; mount /tmp/initramfs /mnt/ -o loop -t initramfs

Dcp /boot/initramfs /tmp/initramfs.gz; gunzip /tmp/initramfs.gz; mkdir /tmp/initramfs.dir ; cd /tmp/initramfs.dir ; cpio -e /tmp/initramfs

Ecp /boot/initramfs /tmp/initramfs.gz; gunzip /tmp/initramfs.gz; mount /tmp/initramfs /mnt/ -o loop -t initrd

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Suggested Answer: C

by Roselle at Jan 25, 2025, 08:04 AM

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Teddy

15 days ago

Option B looks the most comprehensive to me. Extracting the files from the initramfs image using cpio is the way to go.

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Brigette

17 days ago

But option A involves using cpio to extract files from the initramfs file, which is the correct tool for this task.

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Sharen

18 days ago

I disagree, I believe the correct answer is B.

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Brigette

22 days ago

I think the correct answer is A.

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