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Redhat Linux Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Virtual Host Configuration: Sets a root directory for the virtual host.






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






3. This line placed in /etc/hosts.deny denies all services except TFTP to computers in the example.org domain






4. 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)






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






6. The simplest way to install Apache






7. You ran "e2label /dev/sda" and got "bad magic number" Why?






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. rpm option to show me the package files






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






16. 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






17. 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:






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






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






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






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






22. ____.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.






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






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






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






26. 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)






27. 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






28. 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.






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






30. create a usb boot disk if the usb stick is /dev/sdc and the file you need is in your present directory






31. ___________ can be on a RAID device






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






33. 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 ____






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






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






36. 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






37. 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:






38. To check status of ftp daemon






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






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






41. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






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






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






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






45. 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:






46. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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






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






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






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