An administrator needs to change the IP address on a server remotely. After updating the configuration files, a network restart is needed. However, the administrator fears that when the network connection drops, the network restart script will be killed before the new IP address has been set. Which of the following commands would prevent the script from being killed?
A) nohup service network restart
B) service network restart &
C) echo "service network restart" | at now
D) bg service network restart

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The `nohup` command allows a process to continue running in the background even after the user has logged out or the session has ended, preventing the script from being killed when the network connection drops.

An Administrator Needs to Change the IP Address on a Server