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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






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






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. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






5. 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)






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






7. When an rpm install fails for xxxx because the same version is already apparently installed - run ____ to just install it all again






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






9. rpm ____ verifies all installed rpms against the rpm database






10. How to install apache?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. ____ configuration is not available via text mode RHEL installation.






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






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






23. Where is the main apache data directory?






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






29. If you want to add an iptables command to forward TCP port 80 traffic to TCP port 3128 - you would use the following:






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






31. What is the first post installation step?






32. The simplest way to install Apache






33. 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






34. Where is vsftpd.conf?






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






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






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






39. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. rpm option to show me the package files






48. 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






49. 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






50. 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: