Identifying the ntpd configuration file | LPIC-1 102-500 Exam original practice question

108.1Standard

Choose the representative file for ntpd server and pool settings.

Which path is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

Identify what must change and what must remain unchanged. Then choose the command whose scope matches that requirement.

Hint 2: Check each command's role

Separate commands that display information, change state, remove data, or affect a child process.

/etc/chrony.conf: Incorrect. /etc/chrony.conf is for chronyd.
/etc/localtime: Incorrect. /etc/localtime is active timezone data.
/etc/timezone: Incorrect. /etc/timezone stores a timezone identifier on some systems.
/etc/ntp.conf: Correct. /etc/ntp.conf is the representative ntpd configuration.

Detailed explanation

Incorrect/etc/chrony.conf

Incorrect. /etc/chrony.conf is for chronyd.

Incorrect/etc/localtime

Incorrect. /etc/localtime is active timezone data.

Incorrect/etc/timezone

Incorrect. /etc/timezone stores a timezone identifier on some systems.

Correct/etc/ntp.conf

Correct. /etc/ntp.conf is the representative ntpd configuration.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

test -f /etc/ntp.conf && printf '%s\n' /etc/ntp.conf || printf '%s\n' 'ntpd config not installed'

/etc/ntp.conf、またはntpd config not installed

Foundation review

Check whether the command acts on the current shell, a new process, an existing process, or a file.

Use the supplied command and compare the output with the expected result.

Question IDKP-108-726

EnvironmentLinux / file存在確認のみ

Last technical review2026-08-13