[CLUE-Cert] Sample question in SysAdmin Book

[Sean LeBlanc]

On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 10:22:08 -0600
Lynn Danielson <lynn.danielson at clue.denver.co.us> wrote:

> Sean LeBlanc wrote:
> > If a system boots off a SCSI adapter, do you need the loopback
> > device to generate the initial boot? 
> <snip>
> > I thought this was a bogus question, so I put B, no, and it
> > turns out answer is A, Yes. So now my question is, what is
> > a loopback device in this context?
> 
> Loopback device support allows you to mount a file as a device.
> For example, you could mount an ISO9660 image file as a CD-ROM
> or a floppy image file as if it were a disk.

Ah, now I think I remember it...is it an option that shows itself
during kernel compilation?

> 
> > Or do you think the answer key is just wrong?
> 
> No, I think the answer is right.  I believe that this is discussed
> in one of the SCSI how-tos.  I need to look into this myself
> since I want to boot off a PCI card IDE interface and I believe
> the same problems apply.  I'll post back when I find out more --
> please to the same.
> 
> > I checked the errata page for v1.4 of this
> > book, and found nothing. Speaking of errata page, it looks
> > like there is a version 2.0 of SysAdmin book?
> > 
> > I wonder if this is out yet? I'm not
> > sure how to tell what version of the book I have...
> 
> Where did you get this info?  If it's out, I haven't seen it.
> There are a couple of new books for Sair certification which
> are about to be published though.  A new exam cram for the
> sysadmin test, Sair Linux/GNU System Administration Exam Cram:
> Exam 3X0-102, which was supposed to be available earlier this
> month (Aug.3rd) and McGraw-Hill's SAIR Linux & GNU Certified
> Administrator All-in-One Exam Guide, which is due out in the
> middle of October.
>

Thanks for the info. I'll keep my eye out for those.
On the Errata page, you have to select the version number of the
book. They had a 2.0 in there for the SysAdmin book.
 
> Lynn
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