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






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






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






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






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






6. To grow a file system






7. The firewall service is...






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






9. FTP is one of three protocols ______________. The other two protocols are NFS and HTTP.






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






11. Where are Yum repository config files located?






12. A slave DNS server provides...






13. What is the name of the section used to run scripts after a kickstart installation?






14. How can you display all virtual guests after they're connected to a hypervisor?






15. What does the testparm command do?






16. Before you work with ACLs - what do you need to do to the file system?






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

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






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






20. What does virsh reboot Client04 do?






21. What two commands are special for dealing with user login events?






22. 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.






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






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






25. What are the side effects of shrinking a volume group or logical volume?






26. What command can you use to view the current ACL on a file?






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






28. What is the virsh command used for?






29. What option is used with both the fdisk and parted commands to display the current partition tables?






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






31. What is NAT - How is it used?






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

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33. What is the xinetd service used for?






34. What command can you use to change the context of files?






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






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






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

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






39. What is the top command used for?






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






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






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






43. What does ifconfig 172.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth1 do?






44. What does it mean if you ping a host and you receive the response Destination Unreachable?






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






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






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






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






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






50. GRUB has three stages. Can you name them?