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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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1. The RPM database also maintains an MD5 checksum of each file. With the checksum - you can use the ____ package command to determine whether any file from that RPM package has changed.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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)






7. Where is the main apache data directory?






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






9. 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 ____






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






11. 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:






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






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






14. How to start the vsftp service?






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






16. 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






17. To install both mod_ssl and squid packages






18. Tthe file that might contain: oldvg - rootvg - etc.






19. Where is vsftpd.conf?






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






21. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






22. 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)






23. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






24. 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






25. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






26. 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






27. To check status of ftp daemon






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






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






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






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






32. The simplest way to install Apache






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






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






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






36. What is the standard directory for file sharing with vsFTP?






37. How do you restart the apache web server?






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






39. How to install apache?






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






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






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






44. What is the first post installation step?






45. How to start apache service?






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






47. 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






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






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