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Cognizant Linux Administrator Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 20 Sep 2023

Top Cognizant Linux Administrator Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. What is LVM, Explain LVM Architecture, What is Raid, What is the booting process of RHEL, How to manage failed unmount or mount, What are the issues you have faced in wor ...read more
  • Q2. How to check Kernel and OS Version, How to change file permissions, Whar are the default permissions of few files, In which file user id and password stored, Network conf ...read more
  • Q3. Where do we store syslog file in linux and what are the different type of filesystems in linux
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Linux Administrator Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Sep 2023

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Sep 2022.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. How to check Kernel and OS Version, How to change file permissions, Whar are the default permissions of few files, In which file user id and password stored, Ne...read more
  • Q2. What is LVM, Explain LVM Architecture, What is Raid, What is the booting process of RHEL, How to manage failed unmount or mount, What are the issues you have fa...read more

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Linux Administrator Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 8 Jun 2023

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Baasics of Linux
  • Q2. Shel script and commands

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Linux Administrator Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 9 Jun 2023

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Dec 2022.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is lun and how to extend and reduce them
  • Q2. Where do we store syslog file in linux and what are the different type of filesystems in linux

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Linux Administrator Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 19 Nov 2022

I was interviewed in Oct 2022.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
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2

Assignment Round

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3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is linux , crontab
  • Q2. Booting loading lvm

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Linux Administrator Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Feb 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jan 2022.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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Do not use an unprofessional email address such as cool_boy@email.com. It shows a lack of professionalism by the candidate.
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2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. What is Linux administrator

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Linux Administrator Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 22 Sep 2021

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2021.

1 Interview Round

Interview Questions

  • Q1. Be strong with technical and present the same. You will got job Add Answer

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Linux Administrator Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 19 Dec 2019

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Nov 2019.

Interview Questions

  • Q1. I was called for the interview to the location and the organizers didn't even respond to my queries like where do I find my person of contact.After 1.5 hours of...read more Add Answer

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Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. If a server patched with new kernel update after reboot server came up with old kernel only. How will you troubleshoot it ?
  • Q2. What are the various commands to check the CPU , Memory utilization in Linux server ?
  • Q3. How will you create and add new disk to the system using LVM ? Write the commands of the process.
2

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Can you let us know the skills other than mentioned skills in resume?

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Linux Administrator Interview Questions

TCS user image Yashwant Rathore

posted on 9 Nov 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (5 Questions)

  • Q1. What is lvm how it is work?
  • Q2. How to mount nfs?
  • Q3. How to do patching.
  • Q4. How to rollback package
  • Q5. How to remove older kernel

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 -

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Nov 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. How can I grant SFTP access exclusively to the user David?
  • Q2. How can a user be locked out after 6 unsuccessful password attempts for a duration of 30 minutes?

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Linux Administrator interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist, Technical and Assignment.
How to prepare for Cognizant Linux Administrator interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are Linux Administration, Linux, Redhat Linux, RHCE and Linux System Administration.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Linux Administrator interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Linux Administrator interview -

  1. What is LVM, Explain LVM Architecture, What is Raid, What is the booting proces...read more
  2. How to check Kernel and OS Version, How to change file permissions, Whar are th...read more
  3. Where do we store syslog file in linux and what are the different type of files...read more

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