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Redhat Linux Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Virtual Host Configuration: Sets a root directory for the virtual host.






2. ___________ can be on a RAID device






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






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






13. The simplest way to install Apache






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






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






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






26. ____.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.






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






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






29. rpm option to show me the package files






30. 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






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






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






33. 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:






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






40. how to install both mod_ssl and squid packages






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






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






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






44. 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 ____






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






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






47. 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






48. To check status of ftp daemon






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






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