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A systems administrator wants to disable the Linux Kernel WatchDog Timer Driver for security purposes. Which of the following will accomplish this task?

  • A. Add blacklist watchdog to the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist file.
  • B. Rename the /etc/modprobe.d/watchdog file to watchdog.off instead.
  • C. Remove the watchdog=1 from the /usr/modules/watchdog.conf file.
  • D. Add watchdog=0 to the /etc/modprobe.conf file.
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DiaaEmara
2 years, 5 months ago
for various performance or security reasons, it is necessary to prevent the system from using a certain kernel module. This can be achieved by module blacklisting, which is a mechanism used by the modprobe utility to ensure that the kernel cannot automatically load certain modules, or that the modules cannot be loaded at all
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