Selected XK0-005 Linux+ Questions Answers

The ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file contains SSH public keys that grant access to the user account. Removing this file ensures that no external entities can log in using previously authorized keys. The ~/.ssh/known_hosts file stores fingerprints of previously connected hosts. Removing this file ensures that SSH doesn't trust any previously connected hosts.

The web server is listening on port 443, but firewalld is not allowing it.

Use: firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=443/tcp && firewall-cmd --reload

The command iptables -A POSTROUTING -s 172.17.0.0/16 -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE configures Network Address Translation (NAT) using iptables. This ensures that traffic from the internal network (172.17.0.0/16) going out through the eth0 interface will appear to be originating from the eth0 IP address. This is commonly used for internet-sharing or NAT setups in Linux.

The chmod command is used to change the permissions of files and directories on Linux systems. The g+s option sets the setgid bit on a directory, which means that all files and folders created inside that directory will inherit the group name of the parent directory. This command can help the developer ensure that all files and folders created inside the /GroupOODEV directory have the same group name as /GroupOODEV. References: [How to Use chmod Command in Linux with Examples]