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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






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






3. Where is vsftpd.conf?






4. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






14. How to start apache service?






15. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






16. 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:






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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 ____






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






25. To select a different device without having to restart parted - use the ____ command . Then - you can view its partition table or configure it.






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






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






28. Where is the main apache data directory?






29. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






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






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






32. I ran 'e2label /dev/sda' and got 'bad magic number' Why?






33. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






35. What is the first post installation step?






36. 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)






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Apache supports security by specifying active ports through the Listen and ____ directives.






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






45. How do you restart the apache web server?






46. How to start the vsftp service?






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






48. rpm option to show me the package files






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






50. rpm ____ to install kernel updates