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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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1. 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






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






3. 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 ____






4. The rpm ____ option installs the package - if it isn't already installed.






5. 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






6. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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






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






9. Where to find the main apache config file?






10. How to start apache service?






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






12. 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






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 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)






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






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






17. How to install apache?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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:






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






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






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






29. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






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






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






32. What is the first post installation step?






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

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34. 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 ____






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






39. 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






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






41. How to install vsftpd?






42. To install both mod_ssl and squid packages






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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:






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






49. 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:






50. To check status of ftp daemon