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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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1. 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






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






3. 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:






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






5. Where to find the main apache config file?






6. 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:






7. How to start apache service?






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






19. 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 ____






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






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






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






23. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






24. rpm option to show me the package files






25. Where is the main apache data directory?






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






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






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






29. Use parted to display disk geometry for /dev/hda and end up in shell






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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 ____






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






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






45. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






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






48. 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)






49. How to install vsftpd?






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