RHCSA Exam Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
How do you Secure Shell into another system?
✓ ssh <user>@<host>
How do you execute commands on a remote system via Secure Shell without
actually opening a new shell?
✓ ssh <user>@<host> <command>
How do you generate a public key and private key file for SSH
authentication?
✓ ssh-keygen
How do you export a public key for SSH authentication on a different
machine?
✓ ssh-copy-id <user>@<host>
How do you export a *specific* public key for SSH authentication on a
different machine?
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✓ ssh-copy-id <user>@<host> -i <key file path>
If an SSH authentication key has a passphrase, how do you cache that
passphrase on the local machine for passwordless authentication?
✓ 1. eval $(ssh-agent)
2. ssh-add <key file path>
What is Cockpit?
✓ A server Management Tool
How do you check if a service is running?
✓ systemctl status <service>
How do you start a service?
✓ systemctl start <service>
How do you enable a service on startup?
✓ systemctl enable <service>
Which directory contains persistent, system-specific configuration data?
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✓ /etc
Which directory is the top of the system's file hierarchy?
✓ /
Which directory contains user home directories?
✓ /home
Which directory contains temporary files?
✓ /tmp
Which directory contains dynamic data, such as for databases and websites?
✓ /var
Which directory is the administrative superuser's home directory?
✓ /root
Which directory contains regular commands and utilities?
✓ /usr/bin
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Which directory contains non-persistent process runtime data?
✓ /run
Which directory contains installed software programs and libraries?
✓ /usr
How do you create a directory?
✓ mkdir <directory name>
How do you copy a file?
✓ cp <old file> <new file>
How do you copy a directory and its contents?
✓ cp -r <old directory> <new directory>
How do you move (or rename) a file or directory?
✓ mv <old file> <new file>
How do you remove a file?
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