Stopping an active connection | LPIC-1 102-500 Exam original practice question

109.2Standard

Deactivate the active office connection but keep its saved profile.

Which command 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.

nmcli connection delete office: Incorrect. connection delete permanently removes the profile.
nmcli networking off: Incorrect. networking off disables NetworkManager networking globally.
nmcli device delete office: Incorrect. device delete is for software devices, not a profile name.
nmcli connection down office: Correct. connection down office stops the active connection.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectnmcli connection delete office

Incorrect. connection delete permanently removes the profile.

Incorrectnmcli networking off

Incorrect. networking off disables NetworkManager networking globally.

Incorrectnmcli device delete office

Incorrect. device delete is for software devices, not a profile name.

Correctnmcli connection down office

Correct. connection down office stops the active connection.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

printf '%s
' 'connection down office -> deactivate, keep profile'

connection down office -> deactivate, keep profile

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-109-796

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