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Redhat Linux Administration

Subject : it-skills
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1. The most straightforward way to make sure Apache starts in bootlevels 3 and 5






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. The simplest way to install Apache






11. To check status of ftp daemon






12. 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.






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






14. 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:






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






35. 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






36. 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:






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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:






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. ___________ can be on a RAID device






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






50. rpm option to show me the package files