Choosing persistent journal storage | LinuC Level 1 102 Exam original practice question

1.09.2Basic

Prepare the standard location for journal data that must survive reboot.

Which directory is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on journal storage

Separate persistent storage, runtime-only storage, automatic selection, and disabled storage behavior.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions of journal storage, persistence, rotation, and runtime behavior involved.

/run/log/journal/: The runtime location for journal data that may be lost on reboot.
/var/run/journal/: A compatibility path referring to a runtime location.
/var/log/journal/: The location used for persistent journal data across reboots.
/etc/systemd/journal/: A path shaped like a systemd configuration directory.
Persistent journal: Journal storage that remains available after a reboot.

Detailed explanation

Incorrect/run/log/journal/

Incorrect. /run is normally cleared on reboot.

Incorrect/var/run/journal/

Incorrect. /var/run is compatibility-linked to /run.

Correct/var/log/journal/

Correct. /var/log/journal is the standard persistent location.

Incorrect/etc/systemd/journal/

Incorrect. /etc/systemd/journal is configuration, not journal data storage.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

printf '%s
' /run/log/journal/ /var/log/journal/

volatileとpersistentの2つの候補

Foundation review

Metadata that classifies a message source and its severity.

Whether systemd journal data survives a reboot and where it is stored.

A process that retains, renames, compresses, or removes log generations.

Question IDKL-102-1100

Environmentprintf / ディレクトリ作成なし

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