whereis_the_file.txt - where a file/program is and what it does. alphabetical order ascending A-Z fle, descripting, loc, use. * pico users replace 'vi' with 'pico' in the examples below * alphabetically listed, this reference is growing -=[a]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- aliases basic system mail aliases for mail delivery /etc/aliases ex: vi /etc/aliases aliases.db file created when newaliases is run and is the database from entries in the aliases text file /etc/aliases.db ex: /usr/bin/newaliases -=[f]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- fstab static information about your system's filesystem /etc/fstab ex: vi /etc/fstab -=[h]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- httpd.conf configuration for Apache web server (text /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf ex: vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf -=[i]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ifconfig configure or display a network interface /sbin/ifconfig ex: vi /sbin/ifconfig ifup loads route table for lan (script) /sbin/ifup & /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup ex: /sbin/ifup eth0 inetd.conf describes services available sserver (text) /etc/ ex: edit file & send INETD process SIGHUP signal inittab set processes started at boot and during operation /etc/inittab ex: vi /etc/inittab -=[n]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- network used by ifup, network info (text) /etc/sysconfig/network ex: -=[p]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- passwd user admin file and passwords for users (text) /etc/passwd ex: vi /etc/passwd -=[r]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- resolv.conf initial domain name and name server addresses enter your DNS server address here /etc/resolv.conf ex: vi /etc/resolv.conf -=[s]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- securetty user admin file for system tty's (text) /etc/ ex: vi /etc/securetty -=[t]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- tulip.o netcard driver (object file) /lib/modules/2.0.32/net/ ex: modprobe /lib/modules/2.0.32/net/tulip.o -=END=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This file is a collective effort. Questions / Comments / Contributions to: d e v e l o p e r @ r o b o t z . c o m People that have contributed to this document: ---------------------------------------------- Krissy Roach