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1. The portmap service was replaced by the ______________ in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.






2. Before you work with quotas - what do you need to do to the file system?






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






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






5. What is the difference between an ext2 and ext3 file system?

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6. How do you run a command with elevated privileges?






7. By default - what is the path to a user's home directory?

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8. What port does the Apache web server run on - What about HTTPS?






9. What is the main config file for the DHCP service?






10. Can you name the two commands that can be used to view the free space on the system?






11. What critical step must you take after updating the kernel to a newer version?






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






13. What is the biggest benefit to using LVM over basic partitions?






14. Which file contains all messages generated during installation that can be used for troubleshooting if the need arises?






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






16. How would you view all Boolean options for the HTTP service?






17. What command is used to show all services being controlled by the xinetd daemon?






18. What command can you use to view system processes and their CPU usage?






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






20. What command can you use to test connectivity to another host?






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






22. What is a gateway used for on a network?






23. Samba servers can...






24. What protocols are used with Dovecot?






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






26. Do you need to write changes to the disk when using the parted command? What about fdisk?






27. What does S12rsyslog in the /etc/rc.d/rc2.d directory mean?






28. How would you go about creating a static route?






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






30. A service needs to have _______________ to be able to use it.






31. What is the top command used for?






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






33. To create a RAID or LVM partition using kickstart






34. Which remote management service is installed by default?Can you name the port that it uses?






35. How can virtual hosts be used?






36. You must dictate the ____________ you want allocated to your virtual machine when you create it.






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






38. What port on the firewall needs to be open for the TFTP server to work?






39. What command can you use to check the config file of the DHCP server?






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






41. Which file shows you all the client IP addresses?






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






43. What command is used to create an RPM package?






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






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






46. What three commands can you use to help verify that the DNS server is functioning properly?






47. What is the /etc/vsftpd/user_list file used for?






48. What is the rndc utility used for?






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






50. What command disables the SSH service from running when the system boots?