Ordering an anacrontab entry | LinuC Level 1 102 Exam original practice question

1.08.2Basic

Run /usr/local/sbin/weekly-backup every seven days, wait ten minutes after startup, and use job ID weekly_backup.

Which entry is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the scheduling model

Separate recurring schedules, one-time jobs, access-control files, and catch-up behavior before comparing the commands or settings.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions of recurring schedules, one-time jobs, access-control files, and catch-up behavior involved.

anacrontab: The configuration format for periodic jobs described by period, delay, identifier, and command.
Period: The number of days between eligible executions of an anacron job.
Delay: The number of minutes anacron waits after startup before running a job.
Job identifier: A stable name used to track whether an anacron job has run.

Detailed explanation

Incorrect10 7 weekly_backup /usr/local/sbin/weekly-backup

Incorrect. It reverses the period and delay fields.

Correct7 10 weekly_backup /usr/local/sbin/weekly-backup

Correct. It uses seven days, ten minutes, the ID, and the command in order.

Incorrect7 weekly_backup 10 /usr/local/sbin/weekly-backup

Incorrect. The delay and job-ID positions are reversed.

Incorrectweekly_backup 7 10 /usr/local/sbin/weekly-backup

Incorrect. The job ID does not come before the period.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

printf '%s
' '7 10 weekly_backup /usr/local/sbin/weekly-backup' | awk '{print $1, $2, $3}'

7 10 weekly_backup

Foundation review

A scheduler for recurring jobs described by a time-field table.

A scheduler for one-time jobs queued for a specified time.

A scheduler that can run periodic jobs after a system was unavailable.

Question IDKL-102-1050

EnvironmentPOSIX awk / 模擬エントリのみ

Last technical review2026-08-13

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