| File | Purpose | Where to Find More Information
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| User and Security Files
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| /etc/group | User group information | group, chmod
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| /etc/npasswd | npasswd configuration file | npasswd
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| /etc/shadow | shadow password file | password, npasswd
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| /etc/passwd | User account information | password, chmod
|
| Networking Files
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| /etc/bootptab | Internet Bootstrap Protocol server database | bootptab
|
| /etc/exports | Directories to export to NFS clients | exports
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| /etc/gateways | List of gateways | routed
|
| /etc/hosts | Hostname to IP address mapping file | route
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| /etc/hosts.equiv | Lists of trusted hosts and remote users | hosts.equiv
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| /etc/inetd.conf | inetd configuration file | inetd
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| /etc/named.conf | named default initialization file | named
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| /etc/networks | Known networks | route
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| /usr/lib/named or/etc/named.d | named configuration files | named
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| /etc/smb.conf or /etc/samba/smb.conf | SAMBA configuration file | smb.conf
|
| /etc/snmpd.conf | SNMP daemon configuration file | snmpd.conf
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| /etc/ftpaccess | FTP configuration file | ftpaccess
|
| /etc/httpd/access.conf | HTTP access configuration file |
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| /etc/httpd/httpd.conf | HTTP daemon configuration file |
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| /etc/httpd/srm.conf | HTTP server resource management configuration file |
|
| /etc/services | Network services list | services(5)
|
| X-Windows Files
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| /etc/XF86Config or /etc/X11/XF86Config | X-Server configuration file | XF86Config, xf86config
|
| /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc | xinit configuration file | xinit
|
| $HOME/.xinitrc | User-specific xinit configuration file | xinit
|
| $HOME/.fvwmrc | fvwm configuration file | fvwm, X
|
| /usr/lib/X11/system.fvwmrc | System default MWM configuration file | fvwm, X
|
| /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults | Application-specific defaults | X
|
| $HOME/.Xdefaults-hostname | Host-specific defaults | X
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| System Start-Up Files
|
| /etc/inittab | init configuration file | inittab
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| /etc/lilo.conf | Lilo configuration file | lilo.conf, lilo
|
| /etc/rc* | System start-up scripts | init, initscript
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| System Log Files | |
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| /etc/syslog.conf | System login configuration file | syslog.conf
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| /var/log/message | General system log file | syslogd
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| Miscellaneous Files
|
/etc/profile
/etc/bashrc
/etc/cshrc | Systemwide shell configuration files | man-page for respective shell
|
$HOME/.bashrc
$HOME/.chsrc
$HOME/.kshrc | User-specifc shell configuration files | man-page for respective shell
|
| /etc/sysconfig | Miscellaneous configuration files |
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