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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. I just finished editing my /etc/yum.repos.d/*repo file and want yum to use the new info - so I run ____






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






8. 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






9. How to start the vsftp service?






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






11. 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:






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






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






14. 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






15. rpm option to show me the package files






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






17. How do you restart the apache web server?






18. What is the first post installation step?






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






20. 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)






21. The simplest way to install Apache






22. 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 ____






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. Where is the main apache data directory?






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






34. If in doubt about package names - you can find them in the ...






35. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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






37. OS from http.conf - 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 - an






38. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






39. How to start the vsftp service automatically on boot?






40. How to install apache?






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






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






43. Create the basic cache directories in /var/spool/squid with the following command:






44. What command starts the same menu as the text-mode First Boot process?






45. Tthe file that might contain: oldvg - rootvg - etc.






46. 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:






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. what port needs to be open to access ftp?






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






50. What parts of rhel6 should be installed to separate volumes?