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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






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






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






4. rpm option to show me the package files






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






6. 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)






7. The most straightforward way to make sure Apache starts in bootlevels 3 and 5






8. How to start apache service?






9. How to start the vsftp service?






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






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






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






13. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






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






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






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






17. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






19. 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






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






21. 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:






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






23. 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:






24. To install both mod_ssl and squid packages






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






26. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






32. The simplest way to install Apache






33. 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 ____






34. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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)






43. 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:






44. 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






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






46. Where is vsftpd.conf?






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






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






49. 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






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