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Redhat Linux Administration

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






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






3. ____.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.






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






5. 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






6. 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.






7. The simplest way to install Apache






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






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






10. ;'___ /var/www' will tell you the ACL settings of /var/www






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






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






13. ___________ can be on a RAID device






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






25. 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:






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. To check status of ftp daemon






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






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






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






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






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






39. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






40. 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






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






42. 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:






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






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






45. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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