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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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1. OS from http.conf - this line looks deceptively simple; it limits what readers see about your Web server when you browse to a nonexistent page. If you don't use this command - outsiders can see whether you've loaded modules such as Perl - Python - an






2. When you configure Squid on your system - you need to allow access through appropriate ports and SELinux settings. The simplest approach with respect to Squid configuration assumes that all clients use the default Squid port 3128 - using TCP - where






3. If you configure other directories for Web services - you'll need to change their ACL settings. For example - if you create and then use the /www directory - run the following commands:






4. When an rpm install fails for xxxx because the same version is already apparently installed - run ____ to just install it all again






5. Virtual Host Configuration: Specifies an IP address for multiple virtual hosts.






6. This line placed in /etc/hosts.deny will mean that only computer allowed to access our Telnet server has an IP address of 192.168.1.10






7. In httpd.conf - '____ None' disables any .htaccess files. Otherwise - .htaccess can allow others to administer your server - starting from the DocumentRoot directory. If .htaccess is in a subdirectory - such as /var/www/html/data/ - the additional di






8. What command starts the same menu as the text-mode First Boot process?






9. pam ___ will tell me if any files in the pam package have changed since it was first installed






10. To verify integrity of an rpm package - ____/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release






11. As you may not have access to the GUI during the Red Hat exams - you need to know how to use text-based browsers. The standard is ____






12. ____ configuration is not available via text mode RHEL installation.






13. It's much more difficult and much more time-consuming to revise partitions with utilities such as ____ or parted after RHEL is installed.






14. How to install apache?






15. ______ will show me volume info including vg - size - etc of /dev/rootvg/tmplv






16. rpm option to show me the package files






17. How to start the vsftp service?






18. How to start the vsftp service automatically on boot?






19. _____ will change the size of /dev/rootvg/tmplv to 4 gig






20. What is the first post installation step?






21. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






22. Some computers built before 1998 may have a BIOS that limits access to hard disks beyond the 1024th cylinder. Some older BIOSs report only 1024 cylinders on a hard drive no matter how many actual cylinders are present. Computers that are subject to t






23. Perform a simple check of the file system. minor-num is x.






24. Where to find the main apache config file?






25. ____ is used for creating ext2 and ext3 file systems






26. The simplest way to install Apache






27. Create the basic cache directories in /var/spool/squid with the following command:






28. How to disable the firewall on the current system?






29. The most straightforward way to make sure Apache starts in bootlevels 3 and 5






30. You need to configure firewalls and allow SELinux access in appropriate ways. Firewalls must allow access to the standard HTTP port - 80. SELinux must be configured to 'Allow HTTPD To Read Home Directories'. Finally - the ACL must be revised accordin






31. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






32. I just ran rpm -ivh zip-2.3-8.i386.rpm .. whooops - now I don't want this on my system so to get it off via rpm I type ____






33. '____ /var/www' will tell you the ACL settings of /var/www






34. I just finished editing my /etc/yum.repos.d/*repo file and want yum to use the new info - so I run ____






35. After extending file system 'homevol' - unmount it and then run _____ to make the filesystem size match the new larger volume.






36. Virtual Host Configuration: Sets a root directory for the virtual host.






37. To install both mod_ssl and squid packages






38. The RPM database also maintains an MD5 checksum of each file. With the checksum - you can use the ____ package command to determine whether any file from that RPM package has changed.






39. What parts of rhel6 should be installed to separate volumes?






40. How to make sure apache starts automatically on next reboot?






41. If you want to create a database file named webpass in the /etc/httpd directory - for user 'e' - you'd start with the following command:






42. This line placed in /etc/hosts.deny sends a customized error message for Telnet users on the crack.org domain saying sorry [insert client info] - access denied






43. rpm options include rpm -q [package name] or rpm -qf [path/file] or rmp -q____






44. rpm ____ to import the rpm key for integrity checking






45. output from ____ is: Disk /dev/cciss/c0d0: 36.4 GB - 36414750720 bytes... plus listing of partitions - for each physical drive






46. Create a usb boot disk if the usb stick is /dev/sdc and the file you need is in your present directory






47. How to start apache service?






48. rpm ____ verifies the installed zip rpm against the rpm database






49. what utility can be used to open port 80?






50. To update a kernel - 1) ____ 2) boot new kernel to test 3) revert to old kernel if problems 4) yum remove kernel-oldversion if no problems