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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






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






3. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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






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






6. rpm option to show me the package files






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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)






16. 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:






17. 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 ____






18. 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:






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






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


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






22. The simplest way to install Apache






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






24. 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






25. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






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






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






28. How to make sure apache starts automatically on next reboot?






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. Virtual Host Configuration: Creates an error log; the location is based on the DocumentRoot.






40. 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






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






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






43. To check status of ftp daemon






44. 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.






45. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






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






47. 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 ____






48. 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.






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






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