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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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1. 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






2. 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






3. 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 ____






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






5. 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






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






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






8. How do you restart the apache web server?






9. 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.






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






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






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. 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






14. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






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






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






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






18. 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:






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. How to install apache?






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






26. 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






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






28. Where to find the main apache config file?






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






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






31. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






33. To install both mod_ssl and squid packages






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






35. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






36. 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:






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






38. 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:






39. What is the first post installation step?






40. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. To check status of ftp daemon






48. rpm option to show me the package files






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






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