CompTIA Exam XK0-005 Topic 3 Question 45 Discussion

Actual exam question for CompTIA's XK0-005 exam

Question #: 45
Topic #: 3

A Linux administrator needs to remove all local firewall rules on a Linux system. Which of the following commands should the administrator run?

Aiptables -D

Biptables -L

Ciptables -F

Diptables -A

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Suggested Answer: C

The iptables -F command flushes all the firewall rules, effectively removing them from the system. This command clears out all existing rules from all chains (INPUT, OUTPUT, and FORWARD), leaving the system with no active iptables rules.

by Rebbecca at Nov 19, 2024, 03:54 PM

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Alaine

3 days ago

iptables -F is the way to go! It's the simplest and most straightforward command to clear all the firewall rules.

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Georgiana

11 days ago

I'm not sure, but I think iptables -L lists the rules, not remove them

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Felton

11 days ago

I think the correct answer is C) iptables -F. This command will flush all the firewall rules, effectively removing them.

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Clarinda

14 days ago

I agree with Nikita, iptables -F will flush all the firewall rules

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Nikita

15 days ago

I think the answer is C) iptables -F

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