Selecting persistent journald storage | LinuC Level 1 102 Exam original practice question

1.09.2Basic

Configure /etc/systemd/journald.conf to persist journals under /var/log/journal.

Which setting 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.

persistent: Stores journal data persistently under the journal log directory when available.
volatile: Stores journal data in the runtime directory and normally loses it at reboot.
auto: Chooses persistent or volatile storage based on the available journal directory.
none: Disables storage of journal data.

Detailed explanation

IncorrectStorage=volatile

Incorrect. volatile stores under /run and is lost on reboot.

IncorrectStorage=none

Incorrect. none disables journal storage.

IncorrectStorage=auto

Incorrect. auto chooses based on available persistent storage.

CorrectStorage=persistent

Correct. It explicitly requests persistent storage.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

printf '%s
' 'Storage=persistent' | cut -d= -f2

persistent

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-102-1101

EnvironmentPOSIX cut / 模擬設定のみ

Last technical review2026-08-13

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