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Question 37. CSCD240-E1-C

Show all processes owned by user apache, system-wide.

Work the drill

Answer on paper or in a terminal before revealing the ideal answer.

Ideal answer
ps -u apache
Acceptable alternatives: ["ps -ef | grep ^apache", "pgrep -a -u apache"]

Misconception bank

Each row below is a plausible wrong answer, the thinking that produces it, and the remedy that corrects the misconception. These are the foundation of the multiple-choice framing and the targeted feedback a student receives after answering.

ps apache
Misconception. Not valid; ps needs -u or -U flag.
Remedy. Learn -u/-U for user filter.

Authority mappings

Hover any chip for the mapping justification; click to open the authority record.

DCWF tasks: T0501
KU outcomes: CO-M3-O3
NCAE errors: Postgres Access / failure: An error was encounter.SMB Login / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno.SSH Login / failure: Failed to connect to host: IPSMB Login / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno.SMB Login / failure: SMB connection failed: proto.SSH Login / partial: The following users failed t.SSH Login / partial: The following users failed t.

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Lectures

  • CSCD240-S26-L08. Pipes, filters, grep, sort, uniq, wc, tar