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Redhat Linux Administration

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. when an rpm install fails for xxxx because the same version is already apparently installed - run ____ to just install it all again






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. how to install both mod_ssl and squid packages






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






10. To list under which run levels the web service will start






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. ______ will show me volume info including vg - size - etc of /dev/rootvg/tmplv






15. ___________ can be on a RAID device






16. 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:






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






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






19. 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)






20. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






22. 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






23. rpm option to show me the package files






24. 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






25. The main Squid configuration file is ____/squid.conf






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






27. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






28. 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:






29. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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






31. ____.com - ____.net - and ____.org domains are generic domain names that can't be assigned on the Internet. You can therefore use any of these domain names on your private network.






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






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






34. after extending file system "homevol" - unmount it and then run _____ to make the filesystem size match the new larger volume.






35. 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 - and PHP. Sharing this






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






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






38. This line: in /etc/hosts.allow: telnetd : 172.16.72.0/255.255.254.0 is ____






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






40. ___ shows me what config files were installed when the httpd package was installed






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. rpm ____ verifies the installed zip rpm against the rpm database






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






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