Splitting rsyslog configuration into drop-ins | LPIC-1 102-500 Exam original practice question

108.2Standard

Place a package-specific rsyslog rule in a separate .conf file included by the main configuration.

Which directory is representative?

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/logrotate.d/: Incorrect. /etc/logrotate.d is for logrotate rules.
/etc/rsyslog.d/: Correct. /etc/rsyslog.d is the standard rsyslog drop-in directory.
/var/log/journal/: Incorrect. /var/log/journal contains journal data.
/run/log/journal/: Incorrect. /run/log/journal contains volatile journal data.

Detailed explanation

Incorrect/etc/logrotate.d/

Incorrect. /etc/logrotate.d is for logrotate rules.

Correct/etc/rsyslog.d/

Correct. /etc/rsyslog.d is the standard rsyslog drop-in directory.

Incorrect/var/log/journal/

Incorrect. /var/log/journal contains journal data.

Incorrect/run/log/journal/

Incorrect. /run/log/journal contains volatile journal data.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

test -d /etc/rsyslog.d && printf '%s\n' /etc/rsyslog.d || printf '%s\n' 'drop-in directory absent'

/etc/rsyslog.d、またはdrop-in directory absent

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-108-734

EnvironmentLinux / directory存在確認のみ

Last technical review2026-08-13