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04/20/2011

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What is the default install mode for Red Hat?
Definition
GUI
Term
Which command shows currently loaded kernel modules and their dependencies?
Definition
cat /proc/modules
lsmod
Term
What command causes a default install to boot directly to run level 2 after system initalization?
Definition
linux 2
Term
Need to create a boot disk on a running linux machine, what is the command?
Definition
dd
Term
During a Red Hat installation you decide to press Ctrl+Alt+F3, what do you see?
Definition
Installation messages
Term
What program is used to configure PNP devices
Definition
isapnp
Term
What command is used to show PNP information?
Definition
pnpdump
Term
What is the file used to set individual PNP devices?
Definition
/etc/isapnp.conf
Term
What are the printer ports?
Definition
Port IRQ Address
/dev/ls0 7 0x378
/dev/ls1 5 0x278
Term
Command that reads the hardware clock time
Definition
hwclock -r
Term
The command that sets the system clock to the hardware clock time.
Definition
hwclock --hctosys
Term
How many swap files can you have?
Definition
8
Term
Where is the GRUB configuration file?
Definition
/boot/grub/grub.conf
Term
Steps for making & installing software from source.
Definition
./configure
make
make install
Term
Were are the shared libraries located by default?
Definition
/lib
/usr/lib
/usr/x11/lib
Term
What command do you use when a library error occurs
Definition
ldconfig
Term
ldconfig reads what configuration for library locations
Definition
/etc/ld.so.conf
Term
ldd does what?
Definition
Reads a binary and reports its library dependencies.
Term
where does ldconfig write it's library cache to?
Definition
/etc/ld.so.cache
Term
Debian uses's what command to install, delete, and query packages?
Definition
dpkg
Term
What program is used for Debian automated updates?
Definition
apt-get
Term
Where is the Debian package database located?
Definition
var/lib/dpkg
Term
Red Hat uses what program to install, remove, and query packages
Definition
rpm
Term
where is the Red Hat package database located?
Definition
var/lib/rpm
Term
Show the command, with switch's, that shows the serial ports configuration
Definition
setserial -a /dev/ttys0
Term
How do you avoid problems with the 1024th cyclinder?
Definition
Use a small boot partition
Enable LBA in the boot manager
Term
If a system with two printer ports and a sound card has a conflict which IRQ do you check
Definition
IRQ 5
Term
What command do you use to configure a serial port
Definition
setserial
Term
The command that sets the serial ports baud rate
Definition
setserial /dev/ttys0 baud_rate 57600
Term
What command do you use to view IRQ's?
Definition
cat /proc/interrupts
Term
What command do you use to view DMA
Definition
cat /proc/dma
Term
What command do you use to view I/O?
Definition
cat /proc/ioports
Term
Command to view configuration information about IRQ, DMA, and I/O port usage?
Definition
lsdev
Term
What command do you use to view configuration information about the PCI bus?
Definition
lspci
Term
What are the serial ports, IRQ's and I/O addresses?
Definition
Port IRQ I/O address
/dev/ttys0 4 0x3f8
/dev/tty1 3 0x2f8
/dev/tty2 4 0x3e8
/dev/tty3 3 0x3e8
Term
GRUB boots to a prompt only, what command do you run to fix it?
Definition
grub-install with the boot disk as the argument.
Term
What is the correct command line structure format?
Definition
command option
command argument option
Term
What are the redirection prompts
Definition
> Write to a file
< Read from a file
Term
tr is used to do what?
Definition
Replace individual characters
Term
greps uses -i, -r, -n and -v for what?
Definition
-i insensitivity
-r recursive
-n line numbering
-v verbose
Term
Stream 0, stream 1, and stream 2 are what?
Definition
0 = stdin
1 = stdout
2 = stderr
Term
2>&1 does what
Definition
sends stderr and stdout to the same place
Term
What does an & mean after a command
Definition
Sends it to the background
Term
Ctrl-Z does what
Definition
Suspends a running command
Term
the command to send a program to the background
Definition
bg
Term
A job in the jobs command with a + means what?
Definition
the current job
Term
How is a previous job listed
Definition
with a minus (-) sign
Term
what command acts on the current job running in the background
Definition
fg or bg
Term
How do you kill a job in the background
Definition
kill %x where x is the job number to be ended
Term
nice command does what
Definition
raises or lowers the priority of a job
Term
Programs start with a priority of what
Definition
0 (zero)
Term
By default nice drops or increase a jobs priority and by how much
Definition
drops the priority by 10
Term
what are jobs priority from highest to lowest
Definition
-20 to 20
Term
What keyboard letter keys control cursor movements
Definition
h = left
j = down
k = up
l - right
Term
what are vi three modes
Definition
command, insert, lastline or ex mode
Term
mkfs is used for what
Definition
create file system on a new drive or partition
Term
command to make a ext2 file system on a new partition
Definition
mke2fs /dev/hdb
Term
what switch causes mkfs to create a ext3 journal file system
Definition
-j
Term
What is the command to check a file system
Definition
fsck
Term
to use fsck what is the status of the file system
Definition
mounted read only or unmounted
Term
how many columns in the fstab
Definition
6
Term
what are the column names in the fstab file
Definition
device, mount, point, file system type, options, dump type, and fsck
Term
what does user and users keywords in the mtab file mean
Definition
user= only the user who mounted the file can unmount it.
users = any user with proper permission can mount or unmount the file system
Term
what commands show the mounted file systems?
Definition
mount
cat /proc/mounts
cat /etc/mtab
Term
quotas are placed on file system how
Definition
file system by file system basis
Term
what are the names of the quota files and where are they located?
Definition
aquota.group and aquota.user
root of the file system
Term
What file do you edit to enable quotas and what commands are placed in the file?
Definition
/etc/fstab
usrquota, grpquota
Term
what command do you run to populate aquota.user and aquota.group
Definition
quotacheck
Term
what is the command and switch's to set a users quota?
Definition
edquota -u -t
Term
How do you start the quota subsystem
Definition
quotaon -a
quotaon filesystem
Term
what command do you use to check qoutas
Definition
users - quota
root - repquota
Term
how are file permissions arranged
Definition
user, group, other
Term
what command changes ownership
what command changes group owner
Definition
chown
chgrp
Term
SGID bit set on a files causes what to happen
Definition
group ownership of the directory cascades to all created objects
Term
What are hardlinks
Waht are softlinks
Definition
Multiple names pointing to the same inode and file data
Separate files with its own inode that points to another file
Term
Difference between hard and soft links when spanning file systems
Definition
symbolic links can span file systems hard links can not
Term
what is the difference between find command and locate command
Definition
find is a real time command, slower but more accurate
locate command is database driven, faster but returns hit for every instance of the search term
Term
what switch is used to execute a command with find
Definition
exec
Term
where is the locate configuration file at
Definition
/etc/updatedb.conf
Term
what are the x setup tools
Definition
xf86config
XF86Setup
Xconfigurator
Term
where are the X configuration files and were are they located
Definition
/etc/X11/XF86Config for version 3
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 for version 4
Term
What command starts X
Definition
startx
Term
what is the start up sequence for X
Definition
xinit - .xinitrc or /etc/X11/xinitrc - Xresource or /etc/X11/xdm/Xresource
Term
What are the valid window managers
Definition
XFCE, AfterSetp, Window Maker, Blackbox, Sawfish, Sawmill, and Enlightenment
Term
what is the command to display a remote telent session?
Definition
export DISPLAY=yourhost:0.0
Term
Command to display client application on a second display
Definition
mozilla --display=0.1
Term
command to view loaded modules in the kernel
Definition
lsmod
Term
command to load single modules
Definition
insmod
Term
command to load or unload modules in groups
Definition
modprobe
Term
use ---- to view information about modules
Definition
modinfo
Term
to determine kernel version and architecture
Definition
uname -r
uname -m
Term
What does the kernel use to load modules
Definition
kmod
Term
what does kmod use to load/unload groups of modules
Definition
modprobe
Term
what does modprobe use to load modules
Definition
modules.dep file
Term
What program builds the modules.dep file
Definition
depmod program
Term
what program does the depmod program read
Definition
/etc/modules.conf
Term
what is the name of the kernel configuration file and where is it typically located
Definition
.config
/usr/src/linux
Term
what are the three kernel configuration files
Definition
make config, make menuconfig, and make xconfig
Term
where is the makefile located
Definition
/usr/src/linux
Term
typical targets for the makefile are
Definition
config, menuconfig, xconfig, oldconfig, modules, install, modules_install and depmod
Term
where is the system initialization log
Definition
/var/log/dmesg
Term
what program can read the dmesg
Definition
cat /var/log.dmesg
dmesg
Term
what are the lilo switches and what do they do
Definition
-R runs a command on next boot
-r changes root directory
-s saves the boot sector to a named file
-u restores a saved boot sector with a supplied file name
Term
Command to restore GRUB bootloader
Definition
grub-install /dev/hda for an ide drive
Term
command to boot a kernel from drives 1st partition
Definition
(hd0,0) /boot/vmlinuz
Term
What is init PID
Definition
1
Term
what and where is the default configuration for init
Definition
/etc/inittab
Term
What is the default runlevel in the inittab file
Definition
id:3:initdefault:
Term
What command can cause init to reread its configuration
Definition
init q
Term
command to shut down a system at 4 PM with a 20 second wait
Definition
shutdown -t 20 16:00
Term
how do you reboot the system immediately
Definition
shutdown -r now
Term
how do you halt a system shutdown
Definition
shutdown -c
Term
what are the linux printing commands
Definition
lpd - printer deamon
lpr - print job submission
lpq - printer query tool
lpc - printer configuration tool
lprm - remove a print job
Term
How do you print two jobs
Definition
-k 2
-# 2
Term
how do you work with a particular printer
Definition
-P printername
-Pprinter
Term
command to remove first job from the default queue
Definition
lprm
Term
Remove all print jobs from the default queue
Definition
lprm all
Term
How to remove first print jobs from all queues
Definition
lprm -a
Term
Remove all print jobs from all queues
Definition
lprm -a all
Term
man page and numbers section one is?
Definition
1 - executable programs or shell commands
Term
man page and numbers section two is?
Definition
2 - system calls
Term
man page and numbers section three is?
Definition
3 - library calls
Term
man page and numbers section four is?
Definition
4 - special files
Term
man page and numbers section five is?
Definition
5 - file formats and conventions
Term
man page and numbers section six is?
Definition
6 - games
Term
man page and numbers section seven is?
Definition
7 - miscellaneous
Term
man page and numbers section eight is?
Definition
8 - system administration commands
Term
man page and numbers section nine is?
Definition
9 - kernel routines
Term
see all pages for man tarfo
Definition
man -a tarfoo
Term
to see all matches for the tarfoo command
Definition
either man -f tarfoo or whatis tarfoo
Term
keyword search matches for tarfoo
Definition
man -k tarfoo or apropos tarfoo
Term
to successively see all manpages for tarfoo
Definition
use man -a tarfoo, pressing q to quit each displayed page
Term
man pages are kept in
Definition
/usr/share/man/manX
Term
the MANPATH variable specifies?
Definition
where to look for man pages.
Term
man pages are searched with what character
Definition
/
Term
press what to search forward, what to search backward, what to scroll down a screen, what to scroll a screen backward and what to move one line at a time
Definition
N - search forward
Shift+N - search backward
spacebar - scroll down a screen
B - scroll a screen backward
enter - move one line down at a time
Term
the official home for linux documentation is the ?
Definition
Linux Documentation Project (LDP).
Term
what is the web site for the official home of linux documentation.
Definition
http://www.tldp.org
Term
what is the official newsgroup for linux
Definition
comp.os.linux
Term
searchable interface for usenet articles is where?
Definition
http://groups.google.com
Term
scripts are what
Definition
a series of commands in a file.
Term
what is the first line of a script
Definition
a path to the shell typicaly #!/bin/bash
Term
how does one execute a bash script file thats not marked as executable
Definition
bash scriptfile or set the scripts executable bits and use ./scriptfile
Term
loops in scripts start with what and always end with what.
Definition
for while and until and they all end with done.
Term
the test command is used to determine what
Definition
file types and compare values with other values.
Term
the read command is used to what?
Definition
store user input into variables for use in the script.
Term
how do you make a variable available to itself and all child processes
Definition
export it
Term
if a child process/shell exports a variable what happens if the child shell is exited
Definition
the variable/value dies
Term
an exit status of 0 indicates what
Definition
successful completion of a process's execution
Term
an exit status of non-zero indicates what
Definition
an error or failure of execution
Term
how does one see the previous command's exit status?
Definition
echo $?
Term
what input variable is the commands process name
Definition
$0
Term
what are the input variables for arguments to the process
Definition
$1 - $9
Term
how does one allow a variable expansion while grouping text for display to the console.
Definition
use double quotes (")
Term
how does one display explicitly the characters shown
Definition
suround text with single quotes (')
Term
how does one except(escape) one character
Definition
prefix it with a backslash (/)
Term
where are alias's defined
Definition
/etc/bashrc or ~/.bashrc
Term
what is an alias
Definition
a substitute to a command for a small series of commands.
Term
an alias that uses a command name thats contained in the alias's definition will not do what?
Definition
be expanded in the alias's execution
Term
how would you have a series of commands run in the current shell but still only type one command
Definition
use a function
Term
how does one see current functions
Definition
use the declare command
Term
what does a login session execute (in order)
Definition
~/.bash_profile
~/.bashrc
~/.bash_logout
Term
in a login session if a shell is invoked what file is read
Definition
only the ~/.bashrc
Term
if an su or su username command is executed what ~/.bashrc is read
Definition
the target user
Term
how does one show all the options sed for their shell
Definition
enter set -o
Term
how does one set an option such as noclobber
Definition
use set -o noclobber
Term
how does one unset an option
Definition
use set +o optionname
Term
how does one see all the shell's options and environment
Definition
using the set command
Term
here are daemon control scripts
Definition
/etc/rc.d/init.d for redhat and /etc/init.d for debian
Term
scripts have a set of conditions that can be used as arguments; typically they include what
Definition
start, stop, restart, condrestart, and pause
Term
red hat uses the service command to do what
Definition
access daemon control scripts such as service network restart
Term
the kill and killall commands differ in what way
Definition
kill uses PID while killall useshte process name.
Term
kill and killall do what
Definition
send the SIGTERM or 15 signal by default
Term
sigkill is what signal number
Definition
9
Term
sighup is what signal number
Definition
1
Term
the command to send a sighup via sigkill or kill is what
Definition
1 or HUP
Term
system logging is configured where
Definition
/etc/syslog.conf
Term
what facilities does syslog include
Definition
auth,cron,damon,ftp,kern,lpr,mail,news,syslog,user,uucp.
Term
what priorities does syslog include
Definition
emerg,alert,crit,err,warning,notice,info, and debug
Term
what can you do in /etc/syslog.conf file entries
Definition
specify the facility and priority and then point them to a target.
Term
if you specify auth.crit to a target of /var/log/authlog your doing what
Definition
directing all syslog messages with the facility of auth and priority of crit and higher to the log file.
Term
if you specify cron=alert to a target in /etc/syslog.conf your doing what
Definition
only the alert priority of the cron facility is being logged to that location
Term
in /etc/syslog.conf what does an entry of user.!err to a target do
Definition
all priorities from info up to emerg except err are being logged
Term
is the debug priority included in syslog by default
Definition
no
Term
what targets does /etc/syslog.conf contain
Definition
1. a regular log file
2. a deferred-write log file
3. a remote machine that is configured as a syslog server.
4. a long username
5. set of usernames sparared by commas
6. a device such as /dev/tty12
Term
a device being set as a target in /etc/syslong.conf means what
Definition
send the facility and priorities to that device, typically a console.
Term
how does one watch the latest entries to a log file
Definition
tail -f [path to logfile]
Term
the at service does what
Definition
runs jobs at a single specific time
Term
the batch service does what
Definition
runs jobs at a single time when the system utilization is low
Term
the cron service does what
Definition
runs jobs regularly at specific times.
Term
the user crontabs can be edited by entering what
Definition
crontab -e
Term
crontab enteries contain what fields
Definition
minutes, hours, day of the month, the month, they day of the week and the command being run
Term
which service stores the user's environment at the job's submit time
Definition
at
Term
T or F
you must set environment variables and paths for cron tasks to work properly
Definition
T
Term
where do you allow or deny at and cron jobs from nomal users
Definition
/etc/at.allow and /etc/at.deny
/etc/cron.allow and /etc/cron.deny
Term
tar has three main modes, list them
Definition
x for expand, t for list, and c for create
Term
what two compression methods are supported for tar.
Definition
z for gzip and gunzip
j for bzip2 and bunzip2
Term
using tar the v option does what
Definition
shows a verbose listing of whats being archived or expanded and when listing the v option shows a listing of the archive contents with an output similar to ls
Term
NTP stands for what
Definition
the network time protocol
Term
where is ntpd configured at
Definition
/etc/ntp.conf file
Term
ntpdate command can be run at a time server to do what
Definition
set the time on the fly
Term
how are a series of authoritative time servers configured
Definition
specifying the keyword server followed by the FQDN or IP of the server in the /etc/ntp.conf file of NTP
Term
the NTP program is used for what
Definition
monitoring the status of the ntpd daemon
Term
ntptrace command is used for what
Definition
determining the path from your server to the Tier 1 time source
Term
ips are made of how many bits
Definition
32
Term
how many octets are in an ip
Definition
4
Term
how many bits in an octet
Definition
8
Term
bits are valued left to right as what
Definition
128,64,32,16,8,4,2,1
Term
the three main address class ranges are what
Definition
A B C
Term
A class network have ___ bit networks and ____ bit hosts
Definition
8 , 24
Term
B class network have ___ bit networks and ____ bit hosts
Definition
16 , 16
Term
C class network have ___ bit networks and ____ bit hosts
Definition
24 , 8
Term
a default class A subnetmask is what
Definition
255.0.0.0
Term
a default class B subnetmask is what
Definition
255.255.0.0
Term
a default class C subnetmask is what
Definition
255.255.255.0
Term
there are three internal or private address ranges, list them
Definition
10.0.0.0,192.168.0.0,and 172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255
Term
if subnetting a class C with netmask 255.255.255.192 how many subnets and how many hosts per subnet.
Definition
2 subnets with 62 hosts each
Term
if subnetting a class C with netmask 255.255.255.224 how many subnets and how many hosts per subnet.
Definition
6 subnets, with 30 hosts
Term
if subnetting a class C with netmask 255.255.255.240 how many subnets and how many hosts per subnet.
Definition
14 subnets, 14 hosts each
Term
if subnetting a class C with netmask 255.255.255.248 how many subnets and how many hosts per subnet.
Definition
30 subnets with 6 hosts per subnet
Term
what is the host command used for
Definition
quick retrieval of the ip of a particular host or domain name.
Term
nslookup is being retired, but what does it allow you to do
Definition
use commandline and interactive retrieval of name and ip resolutions plus mining of a name server for many other details.
Term
the dig command is used for what
Definition
is replacing nslookup and though only a command-line mode is available, it can mine such items as MX servers, allowing for searching by record types.
Term
ping is used for what
Definition
determining a host's availability
Term
traceroute is used for what
Definition
determining where the error lies between a host and a remote host.
Term
both ping and traceroute use the -n option for what
Definition
not resolving the names associated with queries, speeding their operation.
Term
to disable a normal user's ability to gather live data from the w and who commands, use what command
Definition
chmod o-r /var/run/utmp
Term
to set the eht0 interface to have the ip of 192.168.1.2 and the network mask of 255.255.255.0 and bring the interface up in a single command what would you use
Definition
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
Term
to enable forwarding between interfaces on a multiple-interface machine, use what command
Definition
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
Term
how do you set the default gateway for a machine to 192.168.1.1
Definition
route add default gw 192.168.1.1
Term
to stop a attack from a particular host on 10.10.68.69 what command would you use
Definition
route add 10.10.68.69 lo
Term
how do you view current connections to your machine
Definition
netstat -a
Term
how is netstat -a 's output displayed in the local address field
Definition
local services are shown by name such as
192.168.15.5:ssh, and remote clients attaching using high-end ports, are displayed as 192.168.15.2:4417
Term
client name resolution is configured by three files:
Definition
/etc/hosts for IP-to-name mappings on local only

/etc/nsswitch.conf for setting the available name resolution options and
/etc/resolv.conf for name server configuration.
Term
ppp supports what
Definition
PAP,CHAP, and MS-CHAP
Term
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets and /etc/chap-secrets are typically set to what and owned by who
Definition
600, and root user and group
Term
the inetd and xinetd are what kind of daemons
Definition
service-on-demand
Term
where are the service definitions for the inetd daemon
Definition
/etc/inetd.conf
Term
what file contains the defaults for services and the include directory for xinetd.
Definition
/etc/xinetd.conf
Term
include directory is typically included in /etc/xinetd.conf
Definition
/etc/xinetd.d
Term
how do you convert from inetd to xinetd and what is the most important file to convert
Definition
you use a conversion tool and the most important file to move information from is the /etc/inetd.conf file
Term
when should you not use inetd or xinetd and give examples of such services.
Definition
any daemon that must generate a key or needs to start multiple copies of itself shouldn't be run under inetd or xinetd, such as sshd, ssl, and apache.
Term
what service is constructed to work probperly with inetd/xinetd
Definition
auth
Term
what is the easiest way to not run telnet on a default linux machine
Definition
comment it out of the /etc/inetd.conf file or to remember that telnet is disabled by default
Term
sendmail is what type of service
Definition
MTA
Term
sendmail uses what for source configuration
Definition
sendmail.mc which is compiled into the sendmail.cf file.
Term
how does one make changes to the sendmail service such as disable SMTP relay.
Definition
sendmail.mc should be altered and recompiled into the sendmail.cf then sendmail should be restarted
Term
where do you set up user identity aliases for sendmail
Definition
/etc/aliases
Term
where can you find user's email addresses to forward mail to
Definition
~.forward
Term
how do you force sendmail to update its aliases from /etc/aliases
Definition
run newaliases command or sendmail -bi
Term
undelivered local user email is kept in what directory
Definition
/var/spool/mail
Term
the mail directory should contain how many text files per user
Definition
1
Term
where is undelivered or qued mail for remote systems held at
Definition
/var/spool/mqueue directory
Term
how can the directory that contains undelivered or queued mail for remote systems be checked
Definition
mailq command
Term
how is apache server controlled
Definition
service control script or apachectl comand
Term
apachectl features what option for restarting and rereading the apache configuration file
Definition
graceful
Term
what is the apache configuration file
Definition
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Term
older apache systems my use any or all of what files
Definition
/etc/httpd.conf, /etc/access.conf, and /etc/srm.conf
Term
NFS uses what file to configure shares available to other systems
Definition
/etc/exports
Term
in the /etc/exports file entries must contain what
Definition
a full path to a directory and can be restricted via hostnames, IPs, or globs of names and IPs.
Term
what option allows root to access shares in NFS
Definition
no_root_squash
Term
the root user is restricted and mapped by NFS to what account
Definition
nfsnobody
Term
how do you reexport all the configured shares in /etc/exports
Definition
exportfs -a
Term
samba uses what for file and printer sharing
Definition
smbd
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samba uses what for name resolution and browsing functions
Definition
nmbd
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where is sambas configuration file located
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/etc/samba/smb.conf
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what are the three sections of the smb.conf file
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global,homes, and printers.
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after editing the smb.conf file what do you run to test the files syntax
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testparm
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what command checks user connections specifics, including shard memory percentages, and filenames that are locked and in use.
Definition
smbstatus
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how would one connect to a windows or samba system from linux clients and perform various operations
Definition
smbclient
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what configuration file and configuration file format does bind version 4 have
Definition
/etc/named.boot and it has a simple configuration file consisting of single line entries that define the server functions
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what configuration file and configuration file format does bind version 8 and higher have
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/etc/named.conf has c or c++ like syntax and contains entries consisting of multiple lines and brackets
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what do TCP wrappers consist of
Definition
the libwrap.a library, daemons that are designed to use libwrap.a, and the entries in the /etc/host.allow and /etc/host.deny files
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older systems use what TCP wrappers consist of what
Definition
tcpd daemon, the /etc/inetd.conf file, and the /etc/host.allow and /etc/host.deny files
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what is SSH
Definition
SSH is used to remotely provide secure shell sessions to users.
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what directory does ssh use and what does it contain
Definition
/etc/ssh and it contains the ssh_config,sshrc, and sshd_config files
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where is the known_hosts file stored and what does it contain
Definition
~.ssh contains known_hosts file for storing the public keys of systems that have been accepted and after using the ssh-keygen command the id_rsa and id_rsa.pub files for RSA keys and id_dsa and rd_dsa.pub files for DSA keys.
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what command generates a public and private key for SSH
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ssh-keygen
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where is the systems public key kept
Definition
/etc/ssh
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where does your system keep other systems public keys
Definition
.ssh/known_hosts
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how do you load the keys into ssh-agent
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ssh-add
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what is ssh-agent
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answers ssh-protocol queries for the user
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what is SSH
Definition
command used to initiate connections for shell sessions
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what is scp
Definition
used to provide rcp-like copying of files and directories from host to host.
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