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Redhat Linux Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






4. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






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






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






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






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






10. use grep to count how many repositories have been configured in the file server1.repo






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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)






21. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






22. 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.






23. The simplest way to install Apache






24. 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






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






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






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






28. The file that might contain: oldvg - rootvg - etc.






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






30. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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






32. This line placed in /etc/hosts.deny will mean that only computer allowed to access our Telnet server has an IP address of 192.168.1.10






33. You just finished editing your /etc/yum.repos.d/*repo file and want yum to use the new info - so you run ____






34. 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:






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






36. To check status of ftp daemon






37. 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:






38. 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






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






40. Virtual Host Configuration: Sets a root directory for the virtual host.






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






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






43. use parted to display disk geometry for /dev/hda and end up in shell






44. ____ can expand and shrink ext2 and ext3 file systems






45. for http - if you implement "UserDir public_html" - you need to also ____ /home/michael/public_html if you want /home/michael/public_html accessible






46. rpm ____ verifies all installed rpms against the rpm database






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






48. after you edit /etc/exports - run service ___ stop...






49. 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 ____






50. ___________ can be on a RAID device