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For details about the files and commands summarized here, consult the appropriate man pages.
/etc/bootparams
Contains information regarding network boot clients.
/etc/cron.d/cron.allow
/etc/cron.d/cron.deny
Allow access to crontab for users listed in this file. If
the file does not exist, access is permitted for users not in the
/etc/cron.d/cron.deny file.
/etc/defaultdomain
NIS domain set by /etc/init.d/inetinit
/etc/default/cron
Sets cron logging with the CRONLOG variable.
/etc/default/login
Controls root logins via specification of the CONSOLE
variable, as well as variables for login logging thresholds and password
requirements.
/etc/default/su
Determines logging activity for su attempts via the
SULOG and SYSLOG variables, sets some initial
environment variables for su sessions.
/etc/dfs/dfstab
Determines which directories will be NFS-shared at boot time. Each
line is a share command.
/etc/dfs/sharetab
Contains a table of resources that have been shared via share.
/etc/group
Provides groupname translation information.
/etc/hostname.interface
Assigns a hostname to interface; assigns an IP address by
cross- referencing /etc/inet/hosts.
/etc/hosts.allow
/etc/hosts.deny
Determine which hosts will be allowed access to TCP wrapper mediated
services.
/etc/hosts.equiv
Determines which set of hosts will not need to provide passwords when
using the "r" remote access commands (eg rlogin, rsh, rexec)
/etc/inet/hosts
/etc/hosts
Associates hostnames and IP addresses.
/etc/inet/inetd.conf
/etc/inetd.conf
Identifies the services that are started by inetd as well
as the manner in which they are started. inetd.conf may even
specify that TCP wrappers be used to protect a service.
/etc/inittab
inittab is used by init to determine scripts to
for different run levels as well as a default run level.
/etc/logindevperm
Contains information to change permissions for devices upon console
logins.
/etc/magic
Database of magic numbers that identify file types for file.
/etc/mail/aliases
/etc/aliases
Contains mail aliases recognized by sendmail.
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf
/etc/sendmail.cf
Mail configuration file for sendmail.
/etc/minor_perm
Specifies permissions for device files; used by drvconfig
/etc/mnttab
Contains information about currently mounted resources.
/etc/name_to_major
List of currently configured major device numbers; used by
drvconfig.
/etc/netconfig
Network configuration database read during network initialization.
/etc/netgroup
Defines groups of hosts and/or users.
/etc/netmasks
Determines default netmask settings.
/etc/nsswitch.conf
Determines order in which different information sources are accessed
when performing lookups.
See /etc/nsswitch.conf -- Name Service Switch
File/etc/nscd.conf -- The /etc/nscd.conf file contains the configuration information for the
nscd daemon.
/etc/path_to_inst
Contents of physical device tree using physical device names and
instance numbers.
/etc/protocols
Known protocols.
/etc/remote
Attributes for
tip sessions.
/etc/rmtab
Currently mounted filesystems.
/etc/rpc
Available RPC programs.
/etc/services
Well-known networking services and associated port numbers.
/etc/syslog.conf
Configures syslogd logging.
/etc/system
Can be used to force
kernel module loading or set
kernel tuneable parameters.
/etc/vfstab
Information for mounting local and remote filesystems.
/var/adm/messages
Main log file used by syslogd.
/var/adm/sulog
Default log for recording use of su command.
/var/adm/utmpx
User and accounting information.
/var/adm/wtmpx
User login and accounting information.
/var/local/etc/ftpaccess
/var/local/etc/ftpconversions
/var/local/etc/ftpusers
wu-ftpd configuration files to set ftp access rights,
conversion/compression types, and a list of userids to exclude from ftp
operations.
/var/lp/log
Print services activity log.
/var/sadm/install/contents
Database of installed software packages.
/var/saf/_log
Logs activity of SAF (Service Access Facility).
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