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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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1. 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 ____






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. Where is the main apache data directory?






9. 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:






10. How to start apache service?






11. 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






12. Where to find the main apache config file?






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






14. 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






15. Create a disk label for the partition table called k






16. How to start the vsftp service?






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






18. How to install apache?






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






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






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






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






23. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






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






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






26. What is the first post installation step?






27. 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:






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






29. Are SELinux and iptables-based firewalls are enabled by default?






30. 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)






31. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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






33. what port needs to be open to access ftp?






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






35. Virtual Host Configuration: Names the URL for the virtual host.






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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 ____






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. What service is allowed through the default firewall?