CompTIA Cloud+ Practice Test

What is the MOST likely reason logs are not being published after noon?

1. The syslog service is not running on the servers.

2. The logging directory does not have sufficient storage space.

3. The data limit has been exceeded at the SaaS provider.

4. There is a cloud service provider outage.

The correct answer is: The logging directory does not have sufficient storage space.

The most likely reason logs are not being published after noon is that the logging directory does not have sufficient storage space. When a logging directory runs out of space, it cannot accept new log entries, which results in logs being dropped or not recorded at all. This scenario would directly impact the ability to publish logs, as the system generates log data continuously, but the lack of available storage would prevent it from doing so effectively. In contrast, if the syslog service was not running on the servers, logging would halt completely; however, this would likely result in a more immediate and complete failure to generate logs rather than a specific time cutoff like noon. While excessive data limits at a SaaS provider could also cause logs to stop being published, this situation would depend on the specific policies of the provider and might not manifest as an issue strictly tied to the noon timeframe. Lastly, a cloud service provider outage would generally affect all operations and not just logging, leading to broader issues than just the inability to publish logs after a specific time. Therefore, inadequate storage space in the logging directory is the most plausible explanation for the specified log publishing issue.