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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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1. 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.






2. 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:






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






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






5. 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)






6. 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 ____






7. How to start apache service?






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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:






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

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






19. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






20. Where is the main apache data directory?






21. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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






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






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






25. What is the first post installation step?






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. How to install vsftpd?






33. The simplest way to install Apache






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






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






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






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. 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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. How do you restart the apache web server?






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