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RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer

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1. To check status of ftp daemon






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






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






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






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






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






7. The simplest way to install Apache






8. 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:






9. 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:






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






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






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






13. rpm ____ to install kernel updates






14. 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.






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

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16. Where is the config dir for vsftpd?






17. 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 ____






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






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






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






21. How do you restart the apache web server?






22. Where is the vsftp pub dir?






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. How to start apache service?






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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)






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. What service is allowed through the default firewall?






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






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