Exam 156-587 topic 1 question 64 discussion

Actual exam question from Checkpoint's 156-587

Question #: 64
Topic #: 1

When debugging is enabled on firewall kernel module using the ‘fw ctl debug’ command with required options, many debug messages are provided by the kernel that help the administrator to identify issues. Which of the following is true about these debug messages generated by the kernel module?

A. Messages are written to /etc/dmesg file
B. Messages are written to a buffer and collected using ‘fw ctl kdebug’
C. Messages are written to $FWDIR/log/fw.elg
D. Messages are written to console and also /var/log/messages file

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

by keikei1228 at June 17, 2025, 8:25 a.m.

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Selected Answer: B

When debugging is enabled on the firewall kernel module using the "fw ctl debug" command, the debug messages are not directly written to files like "/etc/dmesg", "$FWDIR/log/fw.elg", or "/var/log/messages". Instead, these messages are written to a kernel buffer. To view these messages, the fw ctl kdebug command is used to collect and display them in real-time. This mechanism allows administrators to analyze kernel-level debugging information without overwhelming the system logs or console.

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