Common system files

Table A-2 lists common system files and the locations of those files in AIX and Linux.

Table A-2. Common system files

File	AIX	Linux
Password file	/etc/passwd	/etc/passwd
Encrypted password file	/etc/security/passwd	/etc/shadow
Error logs	/var/adm/ras/errpt /var/adm/messages	/var/log/messages
Group files	/etc/group /etc/security/group	/etc/group /etc/gshadow
Allow/Deny/remote login	/etc/security/ user	/etc/ securetty
DNS	/etc/resolv.conf /etc/netsvc.conf	/etc/resolv.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf
Host Name definitions	/etc/ hosts	/etc/hosts
Services	/etc/services	/etc/services
Kernel	/usr/lib/boot/unix_64	/boot/vmlinuz
Device files	ODM database at /etc/objrepos	/dev
Inittab	/etc/inittab	/etc/inittab
inetd.conf	/etc/inetd.conf	/etc/inetd.conf
File systems	/etc/filesystems	/etc/fstab
Network definitions	ODM database at /etc/objrepos	/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts (Red Hat) /etc/sysconfig/network (SuSE)
NFS exports	/etc/exports	/etc/exports
System environment	/etc/environment	/etc/profile /etc/bash.bashrc
Common User- related	/etc/security/user	/etc/default/useradd
Profile scripts with new id	/etc/.profile	/etc/skel/*.*