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CNCF CKA Practice Test 98

Question 970

At Pinecrest logistics, in a sandbox Kubernetes cluster during a recovery tabletop exercise: Job nightly-sync in namespace fulfillment reaches BackoffLimitExceeded and never completes; inspect child Pod failures. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which Kubernetes behavior best explains the required change or diagnosis?

  1. Finalizers protect cleanup work; forcibly removing them without identifying failing controllers can orphan resources and leak infrastructure.
  2. The scheduler places Pods by requested resources and constraints, not the current shell's observed free CPU alone.
  3. A PVC binds only to compatible available storage or successful dynamic provisioning; absent provisioners, quotas or delayed binding can leave it Pending.
  4. A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency. This explains the stated condition. The corresponding action is: Run kubectl -n fulfillment describe job nightly-sync and get logs of its failed Pods before increasing retry limits. The direct acceptance evidence is: Confirm the corrected Job has a successful completion count and check its Pod exit status.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The offered statement is true for this other mechanism: Finalizers protect cleanup work; forcibly removing them without identifying failing controllers can orphan resources and leak infrastructure. It does not explain the facts described here, which follow from: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency.

B:

This principle describes a separate cause: The scheduler places Pods by requested resources and constraints, not the current shell's observed free CPU alone. The reported condition is governed by: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency. The two mechanisms should not be conflated.

C:

A PVC binds only to compatible available storage or successful dynamic provisioning; absent provisioners, quotas or delayed binding can leave it Pending. That explanation applies to a different technical failure. Here the controlling principle is: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency.

Question 971

At Pinecrest logistics, in a sandbox Kubernetes cluster during a recovery tabletop exercise: Job nightly-sync in namespace fulfillment reaches BackoffLimitExceeded and never completes; inspect child Pod failures. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which observation best verifies the requested outcome rather than an unrelated state?

  1. Confirm the corrected Job has a successful completion count and check its Pod exit status.
  2. Verify the exact toleration or deliberate taint removal and confirm that the Pod schedules to an eligible node.
  3. Run kubectl -n fulfillment get pod dispatch-api and confirm the image pulls and containers reach Running after the specific failure is corrected.
  4. Run authorized allowed and denied connectivity probes after creating the precise required policy exception.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Confirm the corrected Job has a successful completion count and check its Pod exit status. This validates the affected object or control path, rather than only showing a command completed. The underlying reason is: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency. The intended action is: Run kubectl -n fulfillment describe job nightly-sync and get logs of its failed Pods before increasing retry limits.

Incorrect Answers

B:

The alternative verifies a different condition: A NoSchedule taint excludes Pods lacking a matching toleration even if the Node has free resources. The current case instead depends on: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency. Confirm that “Confirm the corrected Job has a successful completion count and check its Pod exit status”.

C:

That test belongs to another control with this basis: ImagePullBackOff indicates failed image retrieval; cluster DNS, credentials, registry availability and image names are distinct potential causes. In the current case, the governing reason is: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency. The direct verification is “Confirm the corrected Job has a successful completion count and check its Pod exit status”.

D:

This observation would test a different technical dependency: NetworkPolicy allows only explicitly selected paths once Pod ingress or egress isolation applies, and both directions may matter. The current issue is governed by: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency. Its decisive check is “Confirm the corrected Job has a successful completion count and check its Pod exit status”.

Question 972

At Pinecrest logistics, in a sandbox Kubernetes cluster during a recovery tabletop exercise: Job nightly-sync in namespace fulfillment reaches BackoffLimitExceeded and never completes; inspect child Pod failures. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which operational control most directly prevents this failure or configuration drift?

  1. Assign ownership for resuming CronJobs and review concurrency policy when maintenance ends.
  2. Set sensible retry limits and preserve failure logs for batch job diagnostics.
  3. Maintain an inventory of dedicated-node taints and explicitly reviewed workload tolerations.
  4. Use identity-specific can-i checks as part of RBAC rollout tests.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Set sensible retry limits and preserve failure logs for batch job diagnostics. This reduces recurrence of the specific operational failure. It reinforces the action: Run kubectl -n fulfillment describe job nightly-sync and get logs of its failed Pods before increasing retry limits. The relevant mechanism is: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The suggested review tracks a different technical risk: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Here the sustained control must address: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency. Choose “Set sensible retry limits and preserve failure logs for batch job diagnostics”.

C:

This routine guards against another mechanism: A NoSchedule taint excludes Pods lacking a matching toleration even if the Node has free resources. The recurring exposure in the current case is: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency. The matching preventive check is “Set sensible retry limits and preserve failure logs for batch job diagnostics”.

D:

The suggested review tracks a different technical risk: Authentication establishes identity but authorization still requires permitted verbs, resources and scope in matching RBAC bindings. Here the sustained control must address: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency. Choose “Set sensible retry limits and preserve failure logs for batch job diagnostics”.

Question 973

At Northstar finance, in an isolated training cluster during a scheduled maintenance rehearsal: CronJob daily-archive in namespace ledger unexpectedly stops launching runs; its spec has suspend: true after an old maintenance window. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which command or initial safe diagnostic step best addresses the stated lab task?

  1. Run kubectl -n ledger get networkpolicy -o yaml and compare podSelector, peers, ports and CNI policy support.
  2. Run kubectl -n ledger describe service invoice-svc and kubectl -n ledger get endpointslices -l kubernetes.io/service-name=invoice-svc.
  3. Run kubectl -n ledger describe pod invoice-api and compare last termination reason, memory limit and measured working set.
  4. Run kubectl -n ledger patch cronjob daily-archive --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Run kubectl -n ledger patch cronjob daily-archive --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy. This is the appropriate command-line action or first safe diagnostic. The technical reason is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Validate the result with: Run kubectl -n ledger get cronjob daily-archive -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window. Execute changes only in an authorized disposable lab or after normal production change controls.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The offered action targets: NetworkPolicy allows only explicitly selected paths once Pod ingress or egress isolation applies, and both directions may matter. The case facts point instead to: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Implement “Run kubectl -n ledger patch cronjob daily-archive --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy” to address that specific condition.

B:

This alternative is a response to another technical cause: A Service may exist without usable backends because labels or Pod readiness do not match expected routing. The reported case instead depends on: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The action that directly addresses it is “Run kubectl -n ledger patch cronjob daily-archive --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy”.

C:

The proposed action belongs to the mechanism: The container runtime can terminate a container when it exceeds its memory cgroup limit; increasing CPU requests does not repair a memory limit failure. Here the stated fault follows a different mechanism: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The corrective choice is “Run kubectl -n ledger patch cronjob daily-archive --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy”.

Question 974

At Northstar finance, in an isolated training cluster during a scheduled maintenance rehearsal: CronJob daily-archive in namespace ledger unexpectedly stops launching runs; its spec has suspend: true after an old maintenance window. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which Kubernetes behavior best explains the required change or diagnosis?

  1. A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid.
  2. The scheduler places Pods by requested resources and constraints, not the current shell's observed free CPU alone.
  3. Authentication establishes identity but authorization still requires permitted verbs, resources and scope in matching RBAC bindings.
  4. Cluster DNS search domains and dnsPolicy control short-name resolution; resolving a public hostname is not proof of Kubernetes Service resolution.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. This explains the stated condition. The corresponding action is: Run kubectl -n ledger patch cronjob daily-archive --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy. The direct acceptance evidence is: Run kubectl -n ledger get cronjob daily-archive -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window.

Incorrect Answers

B:

The scheduler places Pods by requested resources and constraints, not the current shell's observed free CPU alone. That explanation applies to a different technical failure. Here the controlling principle is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid.

C:

The offered statement is true for this other mechanism: Authentication establishes identity but authorization still requires permitted verbs, resources and scope in matching RBAC bindings. It does not explain the facts described here, which follow from: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid.

D:

This principle describes a separate cause: Cluster DNS search domains and dnsPolicy control short-name resolution; resolving a public hostname is not proof of Kubernetes Service resolution. The reported condition is governed by: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The two mechanisms should not be conflated.

Question 975

At Northstar finance, in an isolated training cluster during a scheduled maintenance rehearsal: CronJob daily-archive in namespace ledger unexpectedly stops launching runs; its spec has suspend: true after an old maintenance window. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which observation best verifies the requested outcome rather than an unrelated state?

  1. Confirm the corrected Job has a successful completion count and check its Pod exit status.
  2. Run kubectl -n ledger get cronjob daily-archive -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window.
  3. Run authorized allowed and denied connectivity probes after creating the precise required policy exception.
  4. Run kubectl -n ledger get pod invoice-api -o jsonpath='{.status.containerStatuses[*].lastState.terminated.reason}' and verify healthy replacements after a tested memory correction.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Run kubectl -n ledger get cronjob daily-archive -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window. This validates the affected object or control path, rather than only showing a command completed. The underlying reason is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The intended action is: Run kubectl -n ledger patch cronjob daily-archive --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The alternative verifies a different condition: A Job retries failed Pod executions up to its backoff limit, but increasing retries does not repair an invalid command or missing dependency. The current case instead depends on: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Confirm that “Run kubectl -n ledger get cronjob daily-archive -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window”.

C:

This observation would test a different technical dependency: NetworkPolicy allows only explicitly selected paths once Pod ingress or egress isolation applies, and both directions may matter. The current issue is governed by: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Its decisive check is “Run kubectl -n ledger get cronjob daily-archive -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window”.

D:

The alternative verifies a different condition: The container runtime can terminate a container when it exceeds its memory cgroup limit; increasing CPU requests does not repair a memory limit failure. The current case instead depends on: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Confirm that “Run kubectl -n ledger get cronjob daily-archive -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window”.

Question 976

At Northstar finance, in an isolated training cluster during a scheduled maintenance rehearsal: CronJob daily-archive in namespace ledger unexpectedly stops launching runs; its spec has suspend: true after an old maintenance window. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which operational control most directly prevents this failure or configuration drift?

  1. Validate DaemonSet coverage whenever node labels, pools or taints change.
  2. Test probe paths, startup time and port assumptions before rolling out new workloads.
  3. Assign ownership for resuming CronJobs and review concurrency policy when maintenance ends.
  4. Govern scheduler labels and include eligible-node checks before promoting hard node selectors.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Assign ownership for resuming CronJobs and review concurrency policy when maintenance ends. This reduces recurrence of the specific operational failure. It reinforces the action: Run kubectl -n ledger patch cronjob daily-archive --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy. The relevant mechanism is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid.

Incorrect Answers

A:

That safeguard is relevant to: DaemonSets schedule according to node selection and toleration rules; unavailable node agents can break networking or logging on selected workers. The current failure instead follows from: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Its prevention measure is “Assign ownership for resuming CronJobs and review concurrency policy when maintenance ends”.

B:

This routine guards against another mechanism: A running container is not necessarily Ready; failing readiness can remove a Pod from ready Service endpoints. The recurring exposure in the current case is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The matching preventive check is “Assign ownership for resuming CronJobs and review concurrency policy when maintenance ends”.

D:

That safeguard is relevant to: A hard nodeSelector must match a Node's actual labels; tolerations or Service routing cannot bypass the unmatched selector. The current failure instead follows from: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Its prevention measure is “Assign ownership for resuming CronJobs and review concurrency policy when maintenance ends”.

Question 977

At Horizon observability, in a disposable simulated environment during a monitored release window: CronJob hourly-rollup in namespace observability unexpectedly stops launching runs; its spec has suspend: true after an old maintenance window. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which command or initial safe diagnostic step best addresses the stated lab task?

  1. Run kubectl -n observability patch cronjob hourly-rollup --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy.
  2. Run kubectl -n observability describe pvc metrics-data and kubectl get storageclass balanced-block before recreating either resource.
  3. Run kubectl -n observability describe pod metrics-api plus kubectl -n observability logs metrics-api --previous to distinguish startup and runtime faults.
  4. Run kubectl -n observability describe pod metrics-api and compare Pod tolerations with kubectl describe node worker-b taints.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Run kubectl -n observability patch cronjob hourly-rollup --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy. This is the appropriate command-line action or first safe diagnostic. The technical reason is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Validate the result with: Run kubectl -n observability get cronjob hourly-rollup -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window. Execute changes only in an authorized disposable lab or after normal production change controls.

Incorrect Answers

B:

The proposed action belongs to the mechanism: A PVC binds only to compatible available storage or successful dynamic provisioning; absent provisioners, quotas or delayed binding can leave it Pending. Here the stated fault follows a different mechanism: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The corrective choice is “Run kubectl -n observability patch cronjob hourly-rollup --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy”.

C:

The offered action targets: Liveness failure triggers restarts, while startup and readiness probes serve different lifecycle purposes. The case facts point instead to: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Implement “Run kubectl -n observability patch cronjob hourly-rollup --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy” to address that specific condition.

D:

This alternative is a response to another technical cause: A NoSchedule taint excludes Pods lacking a matching toleration even if the Node has free resources. The reported case instead depends on: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The action that directly addresses it is “Run kubectl -n observability patch cronjob hourly-rollup --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy”.

Question 978

At Horizon observability, in a disposable simulated environment during a monitored release window: CronJob hourly-rollup in namespace observability unexpectedly stops launching runs; its spec has suspend: true after an old maintenance window. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which Kubernetes behavior best explains the required change or diagnosis?

  1. The container runtime can terminate a container when it exceeds its memory cgroup limit; increasing CPU requests does not repair a memory limit failure.
  2. A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid.
  3. A PVC binds only to compatible available storage or successful dynamic provisioning; absent provisioners, quotas or delayed binding can leave it Pending.
  4. Controllers reconcile desired resources with observed state; the API server storing a Deployment does not itself create replica Pods.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. This explains the stated condition. The corresponding action is: Run kubectl -n observability patch cronjob hourly-rollup --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy. The direct acceptance evidence is: Run kubectl -n observability get cronjob hourly-rollup -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The container runtime can terminate a container when it exceeds its memory cgroup limit; increasing CPU requests does not repair a memory limit failure. That explanation applies to a different technical failure. Here the controlling principle is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid.

C:

This principle describes a separate cause: A PVC binds only to compatible available storage or successful dynamic provisioning; absent provisioners, quotas or delayed binding can leave it Pending. The reported condition is governed by: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The two mechanisms should not be conflated.

D:

Controllers reconcile desired resources with observed state; the API server storing a Deployment does not itself create replica Pods. That explanation applies to a different technical failure. Here the controlling principle is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid.

Question 979

At Horizon observability, in a disposable simulated environment during a monitored release window: CronJob hourly-rollup in namespace observability unexpectedly stops launching runs; its spec has suspend: true after an old maintenance window. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which observation best verifies the requested outcome rather than an unrelated state?

  1. Verify list pods is allowed for the authorized service account after a least-privilege binding correction.
  2. Run kubectl -n observability get pod metrics-api and confirm the image pulls and containers reach Running after the specific failure is corrected.
  3. Run kubectl -n observability get cronjob hourly-rollup -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window.
  4. Run kubectl -n observability get pod metrics-api -o jsonpath='{.status.containerStatuses[*].lastState.terminated.reason}' and verify healthy replacements after a tested memory correction.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Run kubectl -n observability get cronjob hourly-rollup -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window. This validates the affected object or control path, rather than only showing a command completed. The underlying reason is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The intended action is: Run kubectl -n observability patch cronjob hourly-rollup --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy.

Incorrect Answers

A:

That test belongs to another control with this basis: Authentication establishes identity but authorization still requires permitted verbs, resources and scope in matching RBAC bindings. In the current case, the governing reason is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The direct verification is “Run kubectl -n observability get cronjob hourly-rollup -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window”.

B:

This observation would test a different technical dependency: ImagePullBackOff indicates failed image retrieval; cluster DNS, credentials, registry availability and image names are distinct potential causes. The current issue is governed by: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Its decisive check is “Run kubectl -n observability get cronjob hourly-rollup -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window”.

D:

That test belongs to another control with this basis: The container runtime can terminate a container when it exceeds its memory cgroup limit; increasing CPU requests does not repair a memory limit failure. In the current case, the governing reason is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The direct verification is “Run kubectl -n observability get cronjob hourly-rollup -o yaml and verify suspend is false; observe a scheduled Job in the next eligible window”.

Question 980

At Horizon observability, in a disposable simulated environment during a monitored release window: CronJob hourly-rollup in namespace observability unexpectedly stops launching runs; its spec has suspend: true after an old maintenance window. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which operational control most directly prevents this failure or configuration drift?

  1. Add labels, readiness and EndpointSlice checks to Service deployment acceptance tests.
  2. Maintain an inventory of dedicated-node taints and explicitly reviewed workload tolerations.
  3. Validate registry credentials and image digests before rollout to constrained clusters.
  4. Assign ownership for resuming CronJobs and review concurrency policy when maintenance ends.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Assign ownership for resuming CronJobs and review concurrency policy when maintenance ends. This reduces recurrence of the specific operational failure. It reinforces the action: Run kubectl -n observability patch cronjob hourly-rollup --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"suspend":false}}' after verifying schedules and missed-run policy. The relevant mechanism is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This routine guards against another mechanism: A Service may exist without usable backends because labels or Pod readiness do not match expected routing. The recurring exposure in the current case is: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. The matching preventive check is “Assign ownership for resuming CronJobs and review concurrency policy when maintenance ends”.

B:

The suggested review tracks a different technical risk: A NoSchedule taint excludes Pods lacking a matching toleration even if the Node has free resources. Here the sustained control must address: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Choose “Assign ownership for resuming CronJobs and review concurrency policy when maintenance ends”.

C:

That safeguard is relevant to: ImagePullBackOff indicates failed image retrieval; cluster DNS, credentials, registry availability and image names are distinct potential causes. The current failure instead follows from: A suspended CronJob skips creating scheduled Jobs even while its controller and time expression are valid. Its prevention measure is “Assign ownership for resuming CronJobs and review concurrency policy when maintenance ends”.