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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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1. To check status of ftp daemon






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Where is the main apache data directory?






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






9. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






10. How to install vsftpd?






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






12. To install both mod_ssl and squid packages






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. What is the first post installation step?






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






18. 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)






19. 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






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






21. How do you restart the apache web server?






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






23. rpm option to show me the package files






24. The simplest way to install Apache






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






26. How to start the vsftp service?






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






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






29. what utility can be used to open port 80?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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 ____






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






41. Where is vsftpd.conf?






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






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






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