

/etc:	Directory for machine-local system configuration files

.installed	Caldera installation marker
.issue	Banner in to be displayed at next login
.pwd.lock	???
DIR_COLORS	Configuration file for the color 'ls' directory utility
HOSTNAME	A file containing the domain name for the computer
X11/	Directory of initialization scripts for X GUI interface
XF86Config	Configuration file for the X-free 86 GUI interface
adjtime	File for shifting date/time???
at.deny	File of users denied use of 'at' scheduling command
at.allow	File of users allowed use of 'at' scheduling command
bashrc	Startup file for 'bash' shell
crontab	Schedule table for 'cron' job scheduler
csh.cshrc	Startup file for 'csh' shell
dip-script	RHS netcfg script for SLIP/CSLIP/PPP dial-up protocols
exports	List of files and directories accessible over network
fdprm	File in containing original floppy disk parameters
fstab	List of available file systems (see 'mount', 'umount')
gettydefs	File of defaults for 'getty' terminal settings
gpm-root.conf	'gpm' mouse configuration file
group	File holding file group info
hfn	Change info in passwd used by 'finger'
hinv	System resources inventory
host.conf	Configuration file for network name-number translation
hosts	List of names and addresses of network service clients
hosts.allow	List of services to be permitted to a set of hosts
hosts.deny	List of services to be denied to a set of hosts
inetd.conf	Configuration file for network services
inittab	Configuration file defining runlevels for system
ioctl.save	???
issue	Banner in displayed at current login
issue.net	Banner in displayed over network at login
ld.so.cache	Cache for library linker/loader (see 'ld.so')
ld.so.conf	List of paths for shared libraries
lilo.conf	'lilo' configuration info for present Linux kernel
lilo.conf.normal	'lilo' config info for "normal" Linux kernel
localtime	Binary file with local time information
lpd.conf	Configuration file for 'lpd' print spooling daemon
lpd.perms	Permission file for 'lpd' print spooling daemon
lst.cnf	Configuration file for Linux Support Team/Caldera distribution
lscfg	System resources configuration
man_db.config	Configuration file for 'man' program
memsize	File containing the size of system memory
motd	"Message of the day" file shown at login
mtab	List of mounted file systems (see 'mount', 'fstab')
mtools.conf	Config file for 'mtools' FAT (DOS) filesystem tools
nologin	File if present in  to restrict log-in to root
opt/	Directory of configuration files for add-on application packages
passwd	File storing password & user name, etc. (see 'passwd', 'login')
printcap	File in specifying printer capabilities
profile	General user profile executed by bash at login
protocols	List of available TCP/IP protols
psdevtab	tty device number-to-name mapping table used by 'ps'
pwdb.conf	Configuration file for password database
resolv.conf	Configuration file for the network Domain Name Service
#Or should it be
#resolv.conf	List of default Domain Name Service host servers
rpc	Configuration file for Remote Procedure Call service
rpmrc	Startup file for Red Hat Package Manager installation program
securetty	File in listing tty ports deemed secure
services	Table of network services and ports
shells	Table of available shell programs
soundconf	Configuration file for audio capabilty
syslog.conf	Configuration file for system logging
system.cnf	Configuration file for system as a whole
termcap	Obsolete database of terminal features (see 'terminfo')
termcap1	Condensed termcap file

.hushlogin	File if present in that specifies a quiet login
logname	Program that prints current user's login name fromutmpa
system.cnf	Configuration file for 'Lisa' program
manpath.conf	File in that has man page paths
psdatabase	File of kernel info (see 'psupdate')
setfdprm	Program to load floppy disk parameters (seefdprm)
services	Networking services port translation table
users	Program to print user names for active ttys (fromutmp)
who	Program to print who is on each tty (from data inutmp)
ypchfn	NFS/NIS command to change finger info inpasswd
ypchsh	NFS/NIS command to change login shell (usesshells)
adduser.conf	Data file in for 'adduser'
skel	Skeleton model of user's home directory
conf.modules	List of kernel modules
networks	File of network names
init	Program to start up Linux system according toinittab
ip-up	Script run by 'pppd' when PPP link becomes active
ip-down	Script run by 'pppd' when PPP link goes down
pap-secrets	File used for PAP authentication
options	File of defaults for 'pppd'
sendmail.cf	Configuration file in for 'sendmail'
sendmail.hf	Help file in for 'sendmail'
sendmail.st	Optional statistics file in for 'sendmail'
aliases	Human-readable file of 'sendmail' aliases

/etc/X11:
xinit	Directory of initialization scripts for X windows GUI system

/etc/X11/xinit:
.Xresources	Listing of specs for different styles of X GUI systems
.Xresources.fvwm	Additional spec for "free? virtual window manager"
xinitrc	Initialization script for X-windows system

/etc/pam.d:	Directory of Pluggable Authentication Module configs
blank	PAM configuration file for "blank" service
check	PAM configuration file for "check" service
ftp	PAM configuration file for "ftp" service
login	PAM configuration file for "login" service
other	PAM configuration file for "other" service
passwd	PAM configuration file for "passwd" service
rlogind	PAM configuration file for "rlogind" service
su	PAM configuration file for "su" service
xsh	PAM configuration file for "xsh" service

/etc/rc.d:
rc.boot	Startup script run once at boot time
rc.local	Script for personalization run after other boot scripts
rc.modules	Script to load modules specified in /etc/modules
rc.firewall	File of firewall rules

/etc/rc.d/init.d:
atd	Startup/shutdown script for 'atd' timed-job scheduling daemon
cron	Startup/shutdown script for 'cron' clock daemon
functions	Script functions used by daemon startup scripts
halt	Shutdown script run by 'init' when halting or rebooting
httpd	Startup/shutdown script for 'httpd' http daemon
inet	Startup script for TCP/IP services ('inetd' daemon)
keytable	Script to load keyboard translation tables ('loadkeys')
local	Link to /etc/rc.d/rc.local, user-specific startup script
lpd	Startup/shutdown script for 'lpd' print spooling daemon
network	Startup/shutdown script for networking
nfs	Startup/shutdown script for 'mountd' and 'nfsd' file servers
rmnologin	Script to remove /etc/nologin at end of boot process	
single	Script for entry into the single user runlevel
skeleton	Skeleton script for /etc/rc.d/init.d scripts
skipped	Script to check for disabled daemon services
syslog	Startup script for 'klogd' and 'syslogd' logging daemons
urandom	Script to save random number seed between boots

/etc/rc.d/rc0.d:	Dir used by 'init' for runlevel 0 (halt)
/etc/rc.d/rc1.d:	Dir used by 'init' for runlevel 1 (single user w/net)
/etc/rc.d/rc2.d:	Dir used by 'init' for runlevel 2 (single user w/o net)
/etc/rc.d/rc3.d:	Dir used by 'init' for runlevel 3 (full multi-user)
/etc/rc.d/rc4.d:	Dir used by 'init' for runlevel 4 (unused)
/etc/rc.d/rc5.d:	Dir used by 'init' for runlevel 5 (X11 GUI)
/etc/rc.d/rc6.d:	Dir used by 'init' for runlevel 5 (reboot)

/etc/security:	Configuration files for local user resource allocations
group.conf	Configuration file for group-oriented security
limits.conf	File specifying user resource limits
time.conf	File specifying user logon time restrictions

/etc/skel:	Skeleton model for user directories
.bashrc	User-specific startup script for Borne Again Shell
.cshrc	User-specific startup script for C-Shell
.login	Simple user-specific startup script for tcshell or C-shell
.profile	User-specific profile script for Borne Again Shell

/etc/sysconfig:
clock	Enviornment settings for system clock (CLOCKMODE)
keyboard	Environment settings for keyboard (KEYTABLE)
network	Environment settings for network (NETWORKING, HOSTNAME)
pcmcia	Environment settings for PCMCIA bus (PCMCIA, PCIC, OPTS)

/etc/sysconfig/daemons:
atd	Environment settings for 'atd' job-scheduling daemon
cron	Environment settings for 'cron' clock daemon
httpd	Environment settings for 'httpd' http net service daemon
lpd	Environment settings for 'lpd' print spooling daemon
news	Environment settings for 'news' daemon
nfs	Environment settings for 'nfs' daemon

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts:
ifcfg-eth0	Environment settings for ethernet
ifcfg-lo0	Environment settings for localhost
ifdown-eth	'ifconfig' script to shut down ethernet
ifdown-lo	'ifconfig' script to shut down localhost
ifdown-ppp	'ifconfig' script to shut down point-to-point protocal
ifdown-sl	'ifconfig' script to shut down slip protocol
ifup-eth	'ifconfig' script bring up ethernet
ifup-lo	'ifconfig' script to bring up localhost
ifup-ppp	'ifconfig' script to bring up point-to-point protocol
ifup-sl	'ifconfig' script to bring up slip protocol

/etc/vga:	Configuration files for video graphics adapter (monitor)
libvga.config	Configuration file for vga support library, 'svgalib'
libvga.et4000	Configuration file for ET4000 display driver library
