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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. 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. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. To check status of ftp daemon






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






9. 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






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






11. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






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






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






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






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






16. How to start the vsftp service?






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






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






19. How to install vsftpd?






20. Where is the main apache data directory?






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






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






23. Where to find the main apache config file?






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






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






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






27. How to start apache service?






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






29. How to install apache?






30. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






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






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






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






34. 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






35. The simplest way to install Apache






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






37. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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






39. 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:






40. 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:






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






42. 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






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






44. 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.






45. 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)






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






47. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






48. 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






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






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