Configuration Files

   

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File Name	Description
/etc/exports	Describes the directories that can be exported to NFS clients .
/etc/xtab	Contains entries for directories that are currently exported.
/etc/fstab	Contains a list of mountable file-system entries.
/etc/ftpuser	The ftpd daemon rejects remote logins to local user accounts that are named in /etc/ftpusers .
/etc/ group	The /etc/group file exists to supply names for each group.
/etc/ hosts	Associates Internet (IP) addresses with official host names and aliases.
/etc/hosts.equiv, $HOME/.rhosts	Specifies remote hosts and users that are "equivalent" to the local host or user.
/etc/inetd.conf	Configuration file for the inetd daemon.
/var/adm/inetd.sec	Optional security file for the inetd daemon.
/etc/inittab	Supplies the script to the init boot daemon.
/etc/issue	Contains the issue or project identification to be printed as a login prompt.
/etc/mnttab	Contains a table of devices mounted by the mount command.
/etc/networks	Associates Internet (IP) addresses with official network names and aliases.
/etc/nsswitch.conf	Service switch configuration file.
/etc/passwd	Contains user names, passwords, and other user information.
/etc/profile	System startup file for the user shell.
$HOME/.profile	User startup file for a shell.
$HOME/.exrc	Startup configuration file for the vi editor.
/etc/ntp.conf	Configuration file for the NTP xntpd daemon.
/etc/rpc	Contains user-readable names that can be used in place of RPC program numbers .
/etc/services	Associates official service names and aliases with the port number and protocol the services use.
/etc/ shells	Contains a list of legal shells on the system.

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