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I guess the most unexpected for me was a question about how I would resolve an issue between two co-workers as well as a co-worker and myself. I guess I should start expecting these questions though as I spend more time in these Senior roles. Especially at larger companies I'm going to be dealing with having a bigger team.
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Senior Linux Administrator

Interviewed at Apple

4.1
Oct 1, 2012

I guess the most unexpected for me was a question about how I would resolve an issue between two co-workers as well as a co-worker and myself. I guess I should start expecting these questions though as I spend more time in these Senior roles. Especially at larger companies I'm going to be dealing with having a bigger team.

1.do you know what is softlink and hard link 2.how to unlock a user and how to lock a user 3. what is kernel panic error 4 how can you get enter in single user mode. 5 what is diff. between single user mode,emergency mode, 6.then start scenario based question i) if a user unable to login into the the server what are the approach to check what happen with this user. what are the necessary step to taken. and man more
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Linux Administrator

Interviewed at Capgemini

4.1
May 1, 2020

1.do you know what is softlink and hard link 2.how to unlock a user and how to lock a user 3. what is kernel panic error 4 how can you get enter in single user mode. 5 what is diff. between single user mode,emergency mode, 6.then start scenario based question i) if a user unable to login into the the server what are the approach to check what happen with this user. what are the necessary step to taken. and man more

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