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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






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






3. Where is vsftpd.conf?






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






5. How to start apache service?






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






7. 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.






8. 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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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)






13. 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






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






15. How do you restart the apache web server?






16. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






18. 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






19. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






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






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






22. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






23. 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 ____






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






25. 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






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






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






28. What is the first post installation step?






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






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






31. 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:






32. How to install apache?






33. 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 ____






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






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






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






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






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






39. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






40. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






41. Use grep to count how many repositories have been configured in the file server1.repo

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






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






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






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






46. The simplest way to install Apache






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






48. 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:






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






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