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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. Create the basic cache directories in /var/spool/squid with the following command:






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






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






9. 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)






10. 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






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






12. If in doubt about package names - you can find them in the ...






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






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






15. How to start apache service?






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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:






21. 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






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






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






24. How to install apache?






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






26. Where to find the main apache config file?






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






28. 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






29. To check status of ftp daemon






30. 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






31. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






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






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






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






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






36. After you edit /etc/exports - run service ___ stop...






37. If rhel6 is in the /media directory - where is the XML file on that DVD with a database of packages and package groups?






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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