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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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






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






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






4. 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






5. 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.






6. 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:






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. How to install apache?






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






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






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






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






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






18. Where to find the main apache config file?






19. ____ is used to modify file system parameters






20. 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)






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


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






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






24. 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






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






26. To check status of ftp daemon






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






28. 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






29. How do you restart the apache web server?






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






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






32. 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






33. Are SELinux and iptables-based firewalls are enabled by default?






34. 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






35. ____ prints superblock and block group information.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






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. 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:






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






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






49. How to install vsftpd?






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