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What process must start first? init
What other remote connection type does SSH resemble? telnet
What bit size does MD5 use? 128-bit
What TCP port does Telnet use? 23
What file controls the number of virtual consoles created during startup? /etc/inittab
What does shadowing do? moves passwords to /etc/shadow
What is considered "best practice" for gaining root access? using su
What command is used to identify running processes? ps
Where is the print spool directory usually located? /var/spool
What is the Linux Terminal Server Project package name? lts_core
NFS normally uses what naming service to provide file sharing? NIS
Where is LILO loaded by default? in the MBR
What command is used to send a process to the background? bg
What command will show processes in a tree format? pstree
What port does NNTP use for SSL connections? 563
What does umount -a do? unmounts all filesystems in /etc/mtab
How can the value of a variable be used as part of a larger word? part-of-word{variablename}rest-of-word
What is lprm used for? removing jobs from print queues
What command will open and decompress a tar.gz file? tar -zxvf <filename>
With SSH v.2, what kind of key does each host have? DSA
What two terminal types are available for rlogin? ANSI and dumb
What is indicated if startup stops after "LI" from LILO displays? kernel can't be found
In what order does the shell evaluate arguments? left to right
What two files does rhost use to authenticate users? hosts.equiv and .rhosts
With SSH protocol v.1, what type of key does each host have? an RSA key
What is restore used for? restoring files backed up with the dump command
What causes LILO to halt with L and some numbers displayed? a disk error
What is the default ps output? processes owned by the current user
With SSH v.1, what is generated when sshd starts? a server RSA key
What is the sequence of events for scheduling an "at" job? #> at <time/date>at> <command(s)>at> <ctrl-d>
What does the Bash command bg do? resumes a suspended job in the background
What are the two drawbacks of expr? can't handle decimal points; each use requires a seperate process
Why can't LILO boot NT and 2000 OS's? they use the NTFS filesystem, which LILO can't access
What does the SSH -c switch do? specifies a cipher to be used for encryption
What is the purpose of the cpio command? to copy files into and out of an archive file