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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






2. The simplest way to install Apache






3. I just ran rpm -ivh zip-2.3-8.i386.rpm .. whooops - now I don't want this on my system so to get it off via rpm I type ____






4. To check status of ftp daemon






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






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






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






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






9. Where is the main apache data directory?






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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:






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






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






18. How to start apache service?






19. 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:






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






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






22. Where is vsftpd.conf?






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. After extending file system 'homevol' - unmount it and then run _____ to make the filesystem size match the new larger volume.






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






36. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






37. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






38. Where to find the main apache config file?






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






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






41. For linux ext2 there is an easier way than using resize2fs. LVM 1 ships with a utility called __________ which does the lvextend and resize2fs for you (it can also do file system shrinking)






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






43. How to disable the firewall on the current system?






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






45. How do you restart the apache web server?






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.