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Quiz: Chapter Controlling and Troubleshooting the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Boot Process

The following steps are all performed during the boot process of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 system. Re-order them so that they indicate the order in which they occur.

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  • The system firmware loads the boot loader.
  • The boot loader loads its configuration from disk.
  • The boot loader presents the user with a menu.
  • A kernel and initramfs are loaded from disk.
  • The kernel initializes and launches /sbin/init from the initramfs.
  • Basic hardware initialization takes place.
  • The system root file system is mounted read-only on /sysroot.
  • The root file system is switched, and control is passed over to a new systemd instance.
  • All units for the default target are started.
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