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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






2. 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)






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Where is vsftpd.conf?






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






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






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






13. Virtual Host Configuration: Specifies an IP address for multiple virtual hosts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. ___ http://devmon.dev.schwab.com/index.html will make a local copy of the index.html file from devmon






27. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






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






29. Where is the main apache data directory?






30. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






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






32. How to start the vsftp service?






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






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






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






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






37. 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:






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






39. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






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






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






43. Where to find the main apache config file?






44. rpm option to show me the package files






45. To install both mod_ssl and squid packages






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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)