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Redhat Linux Administration

Subject : it-skills
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1. create a usb boot disk if the usb stick is /dev/sdc and the file you need is in your present directory






2. If you want to add an iptables command to forward TCP port 80 traffic to TCP port 3128 - you would use the following:






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






4. 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.






5. ____.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.






6. ___________ can be on a RAID device






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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:






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






13. To check status of ftp daemon






14. 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






15. 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:






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. rpm option to show me the package files






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






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






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






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






33. 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:






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






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






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






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






38. The simplest way to install Apache






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






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






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






42. 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






43. how to install both mod_ssl and squid packages






44. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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