IBM A2040-402 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Exam Code/Number: A2040-402
Exam Name/Title: Assessment: Administering IBM Connections 4.0
Certification Provider: IBM
Corresponding Certification: IBM Certified System Administrator

Exam Questions: 137
Updated On: Jun 11, 2026

Question #19

Sawyer has just successfully finished running the Profiles population wizard. He logs into the IBM DB2 command line interface to verify that everything has been populated. He discovers that only the PEOPLEDB database has been populated with data and that the other databases such as Activities, Blogs, Communities, Dogear, Files, Forums, and Wikis were not changed. What did Sawyer do wrong?

A. He failed to check the "Sync to the following features..." checkbox in the Profiles population wizard,therefore only Profiles was populated.

B. He should have verified that all application servers (those other than Profiles) were started before beginning the Profiles population.

C. He did not do anything wrong. The other databases are populated with data as users interact with the system.

D. He did not do anything wrong. He simply needs to execute the populateFromProfiles.sql script to populate the other databases.

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

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Question #20

What is the default length of time for all indexing tasks in the default scheduler?

A. 90 minutes

B. Index tasks run as long as necessary.

C. 120 minutes

D. 60 minutes

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #21

Which file defines rules about which HTTP requests, headers, and cookies are allowed to be redirected to the IBM Connections applications?

A. security.xml

B. proxy-security.xml

C. profiles-config.xml

D. proxy-config.tpl

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Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #22

Brundon has modified blogs.css to include some custom font and colors for the Blog application. Which of the following will his CSS customization override after the necessary changes are permanently applied?

A. oneui3.css

B. oneuiStyle.css

C. defaultTheme.css

D. IBMConnections.css

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #23

The IBM Connections administrator has explicitly set the caching headers of Profiles photos in the httpd.conf file. Which of the following LocationMatch module areas did the administrator configure?

A. userjpg.do

B. photo.do

C. audio.do

D. images.do

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #24

Which entity must be configured for access to IBM Connections Metrics?

A. Metrics Administrators

B. Cognos Administrators

C. Trusted Servers

D. wsadmin

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question #25

Fran is planning to install IBM Cognos Business Intelligence. What account must she use to install this software?

A. She must use the wsadmin account.

B. She must create or select an account in the existing LDAP directory.

C. She must use an account that is created during installation.

D. She must use the domain admin account.

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #26

Joanna is having some issues with SSO for the Microsoft Windows desktop. Her goal is to permit users to sign in to Windows and automatically authenticate with IBM Connections. Which one of the following does she need to complete for this task?

A. She needs to create a keytab file that the user will download (this step is only done once) to initiate the Kerberos authentication service.

B. She needs to install the Trust Association Interceptor for the Kerberos authentication service.

C. She needs to configure the customAuthenticator element in the LotusConnections-config.xml file.

D. She needs to create a keytab file that the Kerberos authentication service can use to establish trust with the web browser.

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Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #27

How does an IBM Cognos Business Intelligence administrator ensure proper access by Cognos Business Intelligence to the database server for PowerCube generation and reporting?

A. By installing a database client on the computer that hosts Cognos Business Intelligence

B. By creating a list of trusted IPs in the cognos-config.xml

C. By configuring SSO between the Cognos Business Intelligence server and the database server

D. By installing both Cognos Business Intelligence server and the database servers on the same network segment

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

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