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1. How would you install a group of packages all at a single time?






2. What file is used to maintain custom parameters for the kernel during system boot?






3. To create a RAID or LVM partition using kickstart






4. Should you allow remote root access - Why or why not?

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5. Which remote management service is installed by default?Can you name the port that it uses?






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






7. A PXE server eases the automation process but isn't required for...






8. What is NAT - How is it used?






9. What option needs to be used with the mount command to mount an NFS resource?






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






11. The at command is used to ____________. The cron service handles reoccurring system jobs.






12. What port on the firewall needs to be open for the TFTP server to work?






13. If a package is built on an RHEL6 system and deployed to a custom RHEL5 repository - are RHEL5 systems able to use it?






14. What are the three modes in which the rpm command can operate?






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






16. What does S12rsyslog in the /etc/rc.d/rc2.d directory mean?






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






18. What is the difference between an ext2 and ext3 file system?

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






20. What directory is used to represent the virtual file system created by the kernel?






21. What two commands are special for dealing with user login events?






22. What does virsh reboot Client04 do?






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

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24. What does the testparm command do?






25. A slave DNS server provides...






26. What is a virtual host?






27. What are the two config files for Postfix called?






28. What command is used to create an RPM package?






29. What command and option can you use to enable a service to start on boot?






30. Editing the /etc/xinetd.d/tftp file and enabling the service are the same as running the chkconfig tftp on command. Both of these actions...






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

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32. What happens to jobs that are scheduled to run while the system is off?






33. What does the partprobe command do?






34. Which version of SSH should you use?






35. What three protocols can you use to perform network installations?






36. What benefit does a web proxy provide to your network?






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






38. What happens if you call the command from question 3 with the -c option after it has already been run?






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






40. How would you disable SELinux protection for NFS - allowing shares to be read/write?






41. What is the /etc/hosts file used for?

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






43. What protocols are used with Dovecot?






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






45. What command can you use to get information about logical volumes?






46. What command disables the SSH service from running when the system boots?






47. What command can you use to manage system services?






48. The package selection screen allows you to install any software you want during the installation process as long as...






49. Which log file is used to keep track of policy violations?






50. Where are Yum repository config files located?