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1. What is the difference between the update (-U) and install (-i) options when using rpm to update the kernel?






2. The package selection screen allows you to install any software you want during the installation process as long as...






3. What command and options can you use to update the time?






4. What does the partprobe command do?






5. What file needs to be edited so that the system will mount a file system at boot time?






6. To create a RAID or LVM partition using kickstart






7. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 - SELinux comes set up in enforcing mode. When installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 - you have the option to...


8. How can you check the currently mounted file systems?






9. What is a swap? Is it created as a partition or device file?






10. A PXE server eases the automation process but isn't required for...






11. What client-side command can you use to test your FTP server connection?






12. What command (and options) can be used to create a user named George with the description "Jr Admin"?






13. How can you change the security context of a directory to work with Apache?






14. How would you disable SELinux protection for NFS - allowing shares to be read/write?






15. Where are Yum repository config files located?






16. The ____________ is available for each share.






17. What option can you change in the rsyslog config file to accept remote logs (acting as a centralized logging server)?






18. What file is used to maintain custom parameters for the kernel during system boot?






19. Is it possible to share files among groups - What permissions would you set on the directory to accomplish file sharing if possible?






20. What command can you use to test the config files before starting the DNS service?






21. What command can you use to manage system services?






22. What are the three different types of RAID described in this chapter?






23. What port does the rndc utility listen on by default?






24. The default SMTP service has been changed from _________ to Postfix in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.






25. The firewall service is...






26. What command and option do you use to view the description of Boolean values?






27. Which version of SSH should you use?






28. Are additional packages besides httpd required for a secure website - If so - what are they?






29. Can you put your /boot partition on a RAID 5 array?






30. What command can you use to view mounted Samba shares?






31. How can you verify the status of the SSH service after the system has booted?






32. Which log file is used to keep track of policy violations?






33. If a package is built on an RHEL6 system and deployed to a custom RHEL5 repository - are RHEL5 systems able to use it?






34. What is SSH used for?






35. What command can you use to get information about logical volumes?






36. What is the xinetd service used for?






37. What happens to jobs that are scheduled to run while the system is off?






38. What is the /var/lib/nfs/etab file used for?






39. What is the name of the package that allows you to install VNC?






40. What are the two types of back-end authentication mechanisms discussed in this chapter?






41. What is the difference between an A record and a PTR record?






42. How would you install a group of packages all at a single time?






43. What directory is used to represent the virtual file system created by the kernel?






44. What are the three modes in which the rpm command can operate?






45. How can virtual hosts be used?






46. What commands can you use to add a client machine to an LDAP server?






47. SSH does...






48. What are the five required directories when building RPMS?






49. What command do you use to report information on quota usage?






50. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 - the default for SELinux is _______________ (which can be changed after the installation completes). For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 - you were able to choose what mode you wanted SELinux to start in.