Set 9

Ubuntu L1-Cadet Industry Assignments

(Part 9 | Index 81–90) Root Working Directory: ~/kactii23


81. IT Operations: Directory Listing Format Audit

Scenario: Ops needs multiple directory views for documentation.

Instructions:

  • Navigate to ~/kactii23

  • Create a folder named listing_formats

  • Create files and subdirectories

  • Display listings in long, single-column, and human-readable formats

  • Save outputs to ls_formats.txt

Commands Expected: ls, ls -l, ls -lh, ls -1, redirection


82. Junior SysAdmin: File Creation Order Tracking

Scenario: Investigate order of file creation.

Instructions:

  • Navigate to ~/kactii23

  • Create a folder named creation_order

  • Create multiple files sequentially

  • Display files sorted by time

  • Save output to creation_order.txt

Commands Expected: touch, ls -lt, redirection


83. Operations Support: Standard Input Redirection

Scenario: Practice controlled input handling.

Instructions:

  • Navigate to ~/kactii23

  • Create a folder named stdin_demo

  • Create a text file

  • Use the file as standard input to a command

  • Save command output to stdin_output.txt

Commands Expected: cat, <, redirection


84. Infrastructure Engineer: File Attribute Inspection

Scenario: Verify extended file attributes.

Instructions:

  • Navigate to ~/kactii23

  • Create a folder named file_attributes

  • Inspect file attributes

  • Save attribute details to attributes.txt

Commands Expected: lsattr, chattr (view only), redirection


85. Cloud Ops: Environment Variable Export Test

Scenario: Variables not persisting as expected.

Instructions:

  • Navigate to ~/kactii23

  • Create a folder named env_export

  • Set and export an environment variable

  • Verify visibility in child shells

  • Document results in env_export.txt

Commands Expected: export, echo, subshell usage


86. QA Engineer: Duplicate Line Detection

Scenario: Text files contain redundant entries.

Instructions:

  • Navigate to ~/kactii23

  • Create a folder named duplicate_lines

  • Create a text file with repeated lines

  • Detect duplicate lines

  • Save results to duplicates.txt

Commands Expected: sort, uniq, redirection


87. DevOps Support: Background vs Foreground Process Test

Scenario: Clarify job control behavior.

Instructions:

  • Navigate to ~/kactii23

  • Run a command in background

  • List active jobs

  • Bring job to foreground

  • Document behavior in job_control.txt

Commands Expected: &, jobs, fg


88. Site Reliability: Network Interface State Check

Scenario: Diagnose intermittent network issues.

Instructions:

  • Navigate to ~/kactii23

  • List network interfaces

  • Check interface states

  • Save output to interfaces.txt

Commands Expected: ip link, ip a, redirection


89. Linux Admin: System User Enumeration

Scenario: Audit local system users.

Instructions:

  • Navigate to ~/kactii23

  • List system users

  • Filter human vs system users

  • Save output to users.txt

Commands Expected: /etc/passwd, cut, grep, redirection


90. Operations Engineer: Command Help & Manual Review

Scenario: Document command usage for juniors.

Instructions:

  • Navigate to ~/kactii23

  • Access help and manual pages for key commands

  • Capture selected help output

  • Save to command_help.txt

Commands Expected: --help, man, redirection


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