A Junior Linux Administrator Is Updating Local Name Resolution to Support

question 68

Multiple Choice

A junior Linux administrator is updating local name resolution to support IPv6. The administrator issues the command cat /etc/hosts and receives the following output: 127.0.0.1      localhost Which of the following actions should the administrator perform to accomplish this task?

• A) Modify the /etc/hosts file, and add the ipv6 localhost entry to the file. Modify the /etc/hosts file, and add the ipv6 localhost entry to the file.
• B) Modify the /etc/hosts file, and add the ::1 localhost entry to the file. ::1 localhost
• C) Modify the /etc/hosts file, and add the ipv4 localhost entry to the file. ipv4 localhost
• D) Modify the /etc/hosts file, and add the 0.0.0.0 localhost entry to the file. 0.0.0.0 localhost

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