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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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)






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






15. How to start the vsftp service?






16. Where to find the main apache config file?






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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 ____






24. How to install vsftpd?






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






26. 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






27. To install both mod_ssl and squid packages






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






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






30. 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:






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






32. 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






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






34. How to install apache?






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






36. 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






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






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






39. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






40. 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






41. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






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






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






44. 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 ____






45. 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






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






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






48. rpm option to show me the package files






49. How do you restart the apache web server?






50. What service is allowed through the default firewall?