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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






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






3. 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






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






5. ____ can expand and shrink ext2 and ext3 file systems






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






7. You can check the status of your share. If it's working - you should see the contents of the /etc/exports directory when you run the following command:






8. Where to find the main apache config file?






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






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






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






12. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






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






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






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






17. To list under which run levels the web service will start






18. 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:






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






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






21. What is the standard directory for file sharing with vsFTP?






22. Where is the main apache data directory?






23. I ran 'e2label /dev/sda' and got 'bad magic number' Why?






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






25. 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






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






27. For linux ext2 there is an easier way than using resize2fs. LVM 1 ships with a utility called __________ which does the lvextend and resize2fs for you (it can also do file system shrinking)






28. After you edit /etc/exports - run service ___ stop...






29. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






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






31. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






32. 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






33. What is the first post installation step?






34. Apache supports security by specifying active ports through the Listen and ____ directives.






35. To select a different device without having to restart parted - use the ____ command . Then - you can view its partition table or configure it.






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. How to start the vsftp service?






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






43. How to install vsftpd?






44. 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 ____






45. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






46. Where is vsftpd.conf?






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






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






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






50. Virtual Host Configuration: Creates an custom log; the location is based on the DocumentRoot. (from http://www.books24x7.com/book/id_18196/viewer.asp?bookid=18196&chunkid=218985502)