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XK0-005 Question #1643: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: semanage port -a -t ssh_port_t -p tcp 2222. This command will allow the SSH server to bind to port 2222 by adding it to the SELinux policy. The semanage command is a utility for managing SELinux policies. The port subcommand is used to manage network port definitions. The -a option is used to add a new record, the -t optio

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Question

An administrator added the port 2222 for the SSH server on myhost and restarted the SSH server. The administrator noticed issues during the startup of the service. Given the following outputs: Which of the following commands will fix the issue?

Options

  • Asemanage port -a -t ssh_port_t -p tcp 2222
  • Bchcon system_u:object_r:ssh_home_t /etc/ssh/*
  • Ciptables -A INPUT -p tcp -- dport 2222 -j ACCEPT
  • Dfirewall-cmd -- zone=public -- add-port=2222/tcp

Explanation

This command will allow the SSH server to bind to port 2222 by adding it to the SELinux policy. The semanage command is a utility for managing SELinux policies. The port subcommand is used to manage network port definitions. The -a option is used to add a new record, the -t option is used to specify the SELinux type, the -p option is used to specify the protocol, and the tcp 2222 argument is used to specify the port number. The ssh_port_t type is the default type for SSH ports in SELinux.

Topics

#SELinux#SSH#Port Configuration#System Security

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