Wizard Pre-Test

Wizard Pre-Test
Apache
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Where is the Apache error log file?


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[Sun Oct 19 16:47:26 2014] [error] [client 37.1.207.83] ModSecurity: Access denied with code 403 (phase 2). Match of “rx (alt_mod_frameset.php|checkout_shipping.php|^/components/com_zoom/etc/|/admin\\\\.swf\\\\?nick=|/editor/filemanager/browser/default/browser\\\\.html\\\\?(type=image&)?Connector=\\\\.\\\\./\\\\.\\\\./connectors|/phpthumb\\\\.php\\\\?((?:w|h)=[0-9]+&)?((?:w|h)=[0-9]+&)?src= …” against “REQUEST_URI” required. [file “/opt/mod_security/10_asl_rules.conf”] [line “231”] [id “340009”] [rev “57”] [msg “Protected Path Access denied in URI/ARGS”] [data ” /bin/”] [severity “CRITICAL”] [hostname “test.com”] [uri “/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi”] [unique_id “VEQxbsC5UKIAADJyUKgAAADA”]
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In the above, what is the mod_security rule being triggered


With nginx acting as a front end caching system, explain why a customer will receive a 504 error.

How can you return the Apache code for a domain from the command line?

What information is recorded in the access logs found within the cPanel user’s home directory? Bonus points if you can give the file path where this is normally located.

PHP
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A customer reports their WordPress domain is showing a white screen on page load. List all ways, that  you are aware of, that this could be caused by.

What are the PHP handlers implemented on HostGator servers?

fast-cgi
suPHP
mod_rewrite
suExec

How do you toggle between active php versions on an account when more than one version of php is present on the server.

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user@host /home/user/public_html/ $ grep ‘DB’ wp-config.php
define( ‘DB_NAME’, ‘wpdb1′ );
define( ‘DB_USER’, ‘sqluser’ );
define( ‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘^pass123word456$’ );
define( ‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’ );
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Why does this WordPress above show “Error Establishing Database Connection”

Where is the server default php.ini located? If multiple compiles of php are present, where are the php.ini of the optional compiles located?

DNS
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Explain the DNS resolution process in as much detail as you can.

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; cPanel first:11.40.1.9 (update_time):1400000075 Cpanel::ZoneFile::VERSION:1.3 hostname:host.example.com latest:11.42.1.13
; Zone file for test.com
test.com.       86400   IN      SOA     ns1.example.com.   root.host.example.com. (
2014101811      ; serial
86400           ; refresh, seconds
7200            ; retry, seconds
3600000         ; expire, seconds
86400 )         ; minimum, seconds
; NS Records
test.com.                       86400   IN      NS      ns1.example.com.
test.com.                       86400   IN      NS      ns2.example.com.
; MX Records
test.com.                       IN      MX       mail.com.
; ipv6 A records
test.com.                       CH      A       50.23.75.97
localhost                       IN      A       127.0.0.1
; CNAME Records
mail.                            IN      CNAME   test.com.
www                             IN      CNAME   test.com.
ftp                             IN      CNAME   test.com.
; SRV records
_autodiscover._tcp               3600   IN      SRV      0       0       443    madeup.mail.server.tld..
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Using the zone file above, document each of the errors observable.

If you are not logged into the server, how could you access the above zone file from the command line?

What is the file path for where DNS zone files are located?

Describe the function of SPF records and how they are implemented on HostGator servers.

cPanel/WHM
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When adding a domain to a cPanel you get the following error:

“Cannot create a subdomain of the server hostname”

Where in cPanel/WHM would you go to correct this?

Select all that can be managed through EasyApache:

Apache
Perl
MySQL
PHP
Python

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VPS-123456 : cPanel VPS Snappy1000 # host.example.com
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“I am not able login to my WHM or cPanel and I did not change my password.” What would you check to resolve their issue?

example1.com exists as an addon domain on cPanel bob; Jane, on the same server, wants to change her primary domain name from sample.answer.com to example1.com. Explain why this will fail.

What is VirtFS?

MySQL
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VPS-123456 : cPanel VPS Snappy1000 # host.example.com
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The VPS above  is running out of memory constantly. You, the adroit Triage admin, check the my.cnf file and see the following line:

max_connections=2000

Explain why this is causing the container to run out of memory; the more information
provided the better.

What is the difference between using ‘;’ and ‘\G’  when placed at the end of a query? Provide an example where using \G could be the more appropriate choice.



What is the full file path to the my.cnf file and what are the kinds of variables that can be set within it?

From the command line connect to the Joomla database referenced above.

Which of the following are MySQL storage engines
InnoDB
VLDB
Memory
XLS
MyIASM

Email
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Return-path: <dude@man.com>
Envelope-to: walter@rageaholic.com
Delivery-date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:18:23 -0500
Received: from mail-wg0-f45.google.com ([74.125.82.45]:57651)
by host.test.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128)
(Exim 4.82)
(envelope-from <dude@man.com>)
id 1Xg2Xv-0006UB-68
for walter@rageaholic.com; Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:18:22 -0500
Received: by mail-wg0-f45.google.com with SMTP id m15so4334794wgh.4
for <walter@rageaholic.com>; Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:18:03 -0700 (PDT)
X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
d=1e100.net; s=20130820;
h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to
:content-type;
bh=WVxMcbRLdr+4tOKFmimEdXpspWu/xZ6/1QjCl5jyFYQ=;
b=l/wmm3kC/oZ11mLSTlrTuC+ZtMlCAfq+KmR9vITxy7qBsWWwG3MgEwwiEhFrzAWYtx
9E+I9naDvEXwlwGrNSnp13Sf+juuCP7nMRiiXu1S05Zy/Wr0kSwCkIHvqvKh0HwPHpgI
T0HyMwaWGfU5zETnjCn4x4BPtpZhihHQ9qbTnFnzSzA7lk97Wu6RloP6IOq/u9b5rKSs
lpSfnqxwHnrSmRDrIpTB9VpjGbHJPhTkA6erLbtGubCVdRPKddaHMDHVI11i0G7zPAGK
TFWl78YpP6++t2gv21+UpxLR3KZqTfkjpGBDCXEtqxBFQrGsH5dMQALH7jOlQTqz6ysA
UJew==
X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQlKPTu3H2rRLIozmGDgZUyWCpuSw6I1ud8CBCNdrmEXisBPrNRNETMrnHLJ/e+PIl6BNWcf
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Received: by 10.180.149.169 with SMTP id ub9mr16649302wib.73.1413771482482;
Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:18:02 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by 10.216.93.129 with HTTP; Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:18:02 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:18:02 -0500
Message-ID: <CAK55YJB=N-xqwE11Zfgp1yx56mENLMFyDjo-nX9UCBPNzXnJcg@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: The next game in the tournament is on Saturday
From: The Dude <dude@man.com>
To: walter@rageaholic.com
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c38aea01fea50505d15306
X-Spam-Status: Yes, score=4.0
X-Spam-Score: 5
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Why did this email fail to resolve to the user’s inbox?

What was the originating server of the email?

Does the mail sender use remote or local MX records?

If you were going to grep this email chain out of the exim_mainlog, what mail ID would you use?

What is the server hostname where the email should have resolved to?