Free CheckPoint 156-587 R81.20 Actual Exam Questions - Question 1 Discussion

Question No. 1
You need to run a kernel debug over a longer period of time as the problem occurs only once or
twice a week Therefore you need to add a timestamp to the kernel debug and write the output to a
file. What is the correct syntax for this?
Select one option, then reveal solution.
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Will A.
2026-02-14

It’s D because the command fw ctl kdebug supports the -T and -f flags for timestamp and continuous debug output, and redirecting with > to a file is standard shell syntax. The -o option in B might not be supported in all versions, which could cause errors. Plus, option D’s filename.debug looks like a proper output file name, matching common conventions. The other options either have typos or don’t seem to combine the flags properly. So D fits best given common usage and compatibility.

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Rayan N.
2026-01-31

Option B makes the most sense since it uses -o to directly specify the output file, which is cleaner than using > redirection. The other options either miss proper syntax or mix command parts.

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John W.
2026-01-29

Probably B. The -o option is generally used to specify the output file directly in many commands, so that seems cleaner than redirecting output with >. Also, it includes both -T for timestamp and -f which I think is needed to start the debug properly. D looks close but doesn’t have the -o, so it might just redirect stdout instead of properly handling the debug output file. The dot in the filename doesn’t really matter from what I see, it’s just naming preference.

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John W.
2026-01-23

B, because it includes the -o option to specify output file properly.

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Michael X.
2026-01-15

Is the file extension in D supposed to be .debug or just debug?

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