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1. What is the name of the package that allows you to install VNC?






2. What is the name of the section used to run scripts after a kickstart installation?






3. What is the /var/lib/nfs/etab file used for?






4. The ______________ for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or 6 includes the use of LVM.






5. The INPUT chain being used is the default under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This rule...






6. What port must be opened on the firewall for DNS?






7. What command can you use to create a password-protected page?






8. What port does the Apache web server run on - What about HTTPS?






9. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 - SELinux comes set up in enforcing mode. When installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 - you have the option to...


10. What is the format of the /etc/shadow file?






11. Explain the difference between soft and hard limits in quotas.


12. What are the five required directories when building RPMS?






13. You must dictate the ____________ you want allocated to your virtual machine when you create it.






14. What two ports should be opened on the firewall for the FTP server to function properly?






15. What command can you use to test the config files before starting the DNS service?






16. What is the benefit of using public/private key authentication?


17. What options with the yum command would you use to remove a package?






18. How would you go about creating a static route?






19. What command do you use to report information on quota usage?






20. What client-side command can you use to test your FTP server connection?






21. How can you check the currently mounted file systems?






22. What is SSH used for?






23. It is possible to run scripts before a kickstart installation. This is done by...






24. The exportfs command is used to...






25. What command can you use to query information from the kernel about RAID arrays?






26. What command can you use to monitor and troubleshoot network connections?






27. Do you need to write changes to the disk when using the parted command? What about fdisk?






28. The virt-install package allows you to manage virtual machines _____________. The virt-manager package allows you to manage virtual machines via a GUI interface.






29. By default - what is the path to a user's home directory?


30. What option at the GRUB boot menu can you use to append something to a kernel?






31. What protocols are used with Dovecot?






32. What does virsh reboot Client04 do?






33. What command displays your current interfaces and IP address?






34. What are the three items that make up LVM?






35. A service needs to have _______________ to be able to use it.






36. What command is used to show all services being controlled by the xinetd daemon?






37. What command can you use to view the current ACL on a file?






38. What is PAM used for?






39. What command (and options) can be used to create a user named George with the description "Jr Admin"?






40. The old SysInit scripts have been replaced in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for what new boot utility?






41. Are additional packages besides httpd required for a secure website - If so - what are they?






42. What command can you use to create a new SSL certificate?






43. How can you display all virtual guests after they're connected to a hypervisor?






44. What does ifconfig 172.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth1 do?






45. What is the default port that Squid runs on?






46. What is the last rule in the iptables file?


47. What is the point of using SELinux?






48. What three commands can you use to help verify that the DNS server is functioning properly?






49. What command is used to change the mail server from Sendmail to Postfix (useful only if you have both installed)?






50. What command and option do you use to view the description of Boolean values?