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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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1. rpm option to show me the package files






2. The default Red Hat Enterprise Linux firewall blocks access to an NFS server. While inelegant - the following command 'flushes -' or turns off - the standard Linux firewall from the local computer.






3. 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






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






5. SELinux must be configured to Allow HTTPD To Read Home Directories. (Alternatively - activate the httpd_enable_homedirs boolean with the __ command.)






6. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






7. Where is the main apache data directory?






8. This line placed in /etc/hosts.deny denies all services except TFTP to computers in the example.org domain






9. rpm ____ [name of package] to verify the package - once you have manually imported the key






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






11. 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 ____






12. If rhel6 is in the /media directory - where is the XML file on that DVD with a database of packages and package groups?






13. httpd ___ shows me what config files were installed when the httpd package was installed






14. Where is vsftpd.conf?






15. List sboth the client hostname or IP address and mounted directory in host:dir format. This info should not be considered reliable.






16. Logical partitions on a hard drive always start with number ____; on the first PATA/IDE hard drive on a PC - that is hda____.






17. The rpm ____ option installs the package - if it isn't already installed.






18. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






19. 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.






20. Tthe file that might contain: oldvg - rootvg - etc.






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






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






23. For SELinux - you'll at least want to use the Security Level Configuration tool to activate the Allow Squid Daemon To Connect To The Network option - also known as the squid_connect_any boolean. Alternatively - you can activate this boolean with the






24. You can use the ____ tool after installation to add any package groups that you missed.






25. Run the ____ command to find the device associated with the USB key.






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






27. 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 ____






28. The main Squid configuration file is ____/squid.conf






29. Where to find the main apache config file?






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






31. 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






32. Virtual Host Configuration: Creates an error log; the location is based on the DocumentRoot.






33. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






35. To check status of ftp daemon






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






37. The simplest way to install Apache






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






39. What is the first post installation step?






40. Use parted to display disk geometry for /dev/hda and end up in shell






41. For http - if you implement 'UserDir public_html' - you need to also ____ /home/michael/public_html if you want /home/michael/public_html accessible






42. How to start apache service?






43. Virtual Host Configuration: Assigns an e-mail address for the specified virtual host.






44. For http - if you implement 'UserDir public_html' - you need to also ____ /home/michael if you want /home/michael/public_html accessible






45. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






46. How do you restart the apache web server?






47. ___ http://devmon.dev.schwab.com/index.html will make a local copy of the index.html file from devmon






48. If in doubt about package names - you can find them in the ...






49. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






50. httpd ___ to update the httpd package - automatically answering yes to all the questions