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






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






3. Where are Yum repository config files located?






4. To create a RAID or LVM partition using kickstart






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






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






7. What is the name of the package used to install an FTP?






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






9. What command can be used to easily list all the options in the FTP main config file?






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






11. What command can you use to view NFS statistics?






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






13. What is the superblock used for?






14. What is the benefit to using centralized authentication?


15. 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.






16. What option is used to allow anonymous uploads to the FTP server?






17. What command can you use to create your own repositories?






18. Which version of SSH should you use?






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






20. It is possible to run scripts before a kickstart installation. This is done by...






21. The ______________ for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or 6 includes the use of LVM.






22. What option needs to be used with the mount command to mount an NFS resource?






23. A slave DNS server provides...






24. What option would you use to query an installed package using the rpm command?






25. What does ifconfig 172.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth1 do?






26. What does the following firewall rule accomplish: iptables -I INPUT 5 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT?






27. What is the top command used for?






28. The ____________ is available for each share.






29. If you want a specific action to take place when user01 logs in to the system - which file would you edit?






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






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






32. What command can you use to query information from the kernel about RAID arrays?






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






34. 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...


35. What is the virsh command used for?






36. What command would you use to create a group - to add the user George to the group?






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






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






39. Does a DHCP server allow reserved IP addresses - If so - how?






40. Explain the difference between soft and hard limits in quotas.


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






42. What is the last rule in the iptables file?


43. To grow a file system






44. What does virsh reboot Client04 do?






45. What port does the DHCP server listen on by default?






46. Can you name three utilities that can be used for network or DNS client troubleshooting?






47. To export directories as resources - what file needs to be edited?


48. What does the testparm command do?






49. What happens if a host changes its IP address and the keys don't match?


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