Selecting a DNS resolver server | LPIC-1 102-500 Exam original practice question

109.2Standard

Configure the resolver to query DNS server 192.0.2.53 through /etc/resolv.conf.

Which line is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the command roles

Separate each command's scope and side effects before comparing it with the requirement.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions of the concepts involved.

nameserver: A resolv.conf directive that specifies a DNS server address.
resolv.conf: A resolver configuration file containing DNS servers and related options.
search: A directive that supplies suffixes for completing unqualified names.
server=: A resolver or network-manager setting used to specify a DNS server.
hosts: The local host-name mapping source used before or instead of DNS when configured.
resolver: The component that performs name-to-address lookups.

Detailed explanation

Correctnameserver 192.0.2.53

Correct. nameserver specifies the DNS resolver address.

Incorrectserver=192.0.2.53

Incorrect. server= is not the resolv.conf directive.

Incorrectsearch 192.0.2.53

Incorrect. search lists domain suffixes.

Incorrecthosts 192.0.2.53

Incorrect. hosts is not a resolver-server directive.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

printf '%s
' 'nameserver 192.0.2.53' | cut -d' ' -f1,2

nameserver 192.0.2.53

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-109-805

EnvironmentPOSIX awkによるdirective確認

Last technical review2026-08-13

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