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Q: C++ debugger: how to troubleshoot segfault? How to view stack information? A: Use back-traces and frames : bt, frames. Q: Crashed process - how to start troubleshooting? A: System log - syslog. Application logs are not that helpful due to abrupt exit. Q: how to check files opened by process? A: iostat and lsof Q: how to check netowrk ports being used? A: netstat Q: difference between stripped and non-stripped binary? A: non-stripped binary has debugging info built-in. Stripped does not. Q: How would you install new programs on Unix? A: RPM commands Q: How to detect frozen/stuck process, and how to debug it? Q: What are UNC paths in windows
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Unix Technical Support Professional

Interviewed at IBM

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Jan 6, 2014

Q: C++ debugger: how to troubleshoot segfault? How to view stack information? A: Use back-traces and frames : bt, frames. Q: Crashed process - how to start troubleshooting? A: System log - syslog. Application logs are not that helpful due to abrupt exit. Q: how to check files opened by process? A: iostat and lsof Q: how to check netowrk ports being used? A: netstat Q: difference between stripped and non-stripped binary? A: non-stripped binary has debugging info built-in. Stripped does not. Q: How would you install new programs on Unix? A: RPM commands Q: How to detect frozen/stuck process, and how to debug it? Q: What are UNC paths in windows

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