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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






2. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






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






4. 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.






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






6. Where is the main apache data directory?






7. 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:






8. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






9. what port needs to be open to access ftp?






10. How to install apache?






11. rpm option to show me the package files






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






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






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






15. The simplest way to install Apache






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






17. I ran 'e2label /dev/sda' and got 'bad magic number' Why?






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. '____ /var/www' will tell you the ACL settings of /var/www






26. Where to find the main apache config file?






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






28. To install both mod_ssl and squid packages






29. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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






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






32. 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






33. Use grep to count how many repositories have been configured in the file server1.repo






34. 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






35. Are SELinux and iptables-based firewalls are enabled by default?






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






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






38. 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)






39. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






41. 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






42. How to start apache service?






43. 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






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






45. Where is vsftpd.conf?






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






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






48. To update a kernel - 1) ____ 2) boot new kernel to test 3) revert to old kernel if problems 4) yum remove kernel-oldversion if no problems






49. What is the standard directory for file sharing with vsFTP?






50. 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: