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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






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






3. 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






4. 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 ____






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






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






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






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






17. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






18. The simplest way to install Apache






19. To install both mod_ssl and squid packages






20. How to start apache service?






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






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






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






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






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






34. What is the first post installation step?






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






36. 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






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






38. 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:






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. Where to find the main apache config file?






47. 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






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






49. rpm option to show me the package files






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