Default Directories for root (/) and /usr File Systems
The /kernel directory contains only platform-independent objects, including a platform-independent kernel, genunix. For a description of /platform and /usr/platform, the platform-dependent directories, see Table 43–3.
The following table describes the directories that are contained in the root (/) file system.
Table 43–1 Default Directories in the root (/) File System|
Directory |
Description |
|---|---|
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/ |
Root of the overall file system name space |
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/dev |
Primary location for logical device files |
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/dev/cfg |
Symbolic links to physical ap_ids |
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/dev/cua |
Device files for uucp |
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/dev/dsk |
Block disk devices |
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/dev/fbs |
Frame buffer device files |
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/dev/fd |
File descriptors |
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/dev/md |
Volume management device names |
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/dev/printers |
USB printer device files |
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/dev/pts |
pty slave devices |
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/dev/rdsk |
Raw disk devices |
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/dev/rmt |
Raw tape devices |
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/dev/sad |
Entry points for the STREAMS Administrative Driver |
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/dev/sound |
Audio device and audio device control files |
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/dev/swap |
Default swap device |
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/dev/term |
Serial devices |
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/devices |
Physical device files |
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/etc |
Host-specific system administration configuration files and databases |
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/etc/acct |
Accounting configuration information |
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/etc/apache |
Apache configuration files |
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/etc/cron.d |
Configuration information for cron |
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/etc/default |
Defaults information for various programs |
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/etc/dfs |
Configuration information for shared file systems |
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/etc/dhcp |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) configuration files |
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/etc/dmi |
Solstice Enterprise Agents configuration files |
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/etc/fn |
Federated Naming Service and x.500 support files |
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/etc/fs |
Binaries organized by file system types |
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/etc/ftpd |
ftpd configuration files |
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/etc/gss |
Generic Security Service (GSS) Application Program Interface configuration files |
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/etc/gtk |
GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) configuration files |
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/etc/inet |
Configuration files for Internet services |
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/etc/init.d |
Scripts for changing run levels |
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/etc/iplanet |
iPlanet configuration files |
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/etc/krb5 |
Kerberos configuration files |
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/etc/lib |
Dynamic linking libraries that are needed when /usr is not available |
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/etc/llc2 |
Logical link control (llc2) driver configuration files |
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/etc/lp |
Configuration information for the printer subsystem |
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/etc/lu |
Solaris Live Upgrade configuration files |
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/etc/lvm |
Solaris Volume Manager configuration files |
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/etc/mail |
Mail subsystem configuration information |
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/etc/nca |
Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) configuration files |
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/etc/net |
Configuration information for TI (transport- independent) network services |
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/etc/nfs |
NFS server logging configuration file |
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/etc/openwin |
OpenWindows configuration files |
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/etc/opt |
Configuration information for optional packages |
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/etc/ppp |
Solaris PPP configuration files |
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/etc/rc0.d |
Scripts for entering/leaving run level 0 |
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/etc/rc1.d |
Scripts for entering/leaving run level 1 |
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/etc/rc2.d |
Scripts for entering/leaving run level 2 |
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/etc/rc3.d |
Scripts for entering/leaving run level 3 |
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/etc/rcS.d |
Scripts for bringing the system to single-user mode |
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/etc/rcm |
Directory for reconfiguration manager (RCM) custom scripts |
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/etc/rpcsec |
Might contain an NIS+ authentication configuration file |
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/etc/saf |
Service access facility files (including FIFOs) |
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/etc/security |
Basic Security Module (BSM) configuration files |
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/etc/sfw |
Samba configuration files |
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/etc/skel |
Default profile scripts for new user accounts |
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/etc/smartcard |
Solaris SmartCards configuration files |
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/etc/snmp |
Solstice Enterprise Agents configuration files |
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/etc/ssh |
Secure shell configuration files |
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/etc/sysevent |
syseventd configuration files |
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/etc/tm |
Trademark files; contents displayed at boot time |
|
/etc/usb |
USB configuration information |
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/etc/uucp |
uucp configuration information |
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/etc/wrsm |
WCI Remote Shared Memory (WRSM) configuration information |
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/export |
Default directory for users' home directories, client file systems, or other shared file systems |
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/home |
Default directory or mount point for a user's home directory on a standalone system. When AutoFS is running, you cannot create any new entries in this directory. |
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/kernel |
Directory of platform-independent loadable kernel modules that are required as part of the boot process. Includes the generic part of the core kernel that is platform-independent, /kernel/genunix. See Table 43–3 for the /platform and /usr/platform directory structure. |
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/mnt |
Convenient, temporary mount point for file systems |
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/opt |
Default directory or mount point for add-on application packages |
|
/platform |
Supported platform files. For more information, see Table 43–3. |
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/proc |
Process information |
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/sbin |
Essential executables used in the booting process and in manual system failure recovery |
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/tmp |
Temporary files; cleared during boot sequence |
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/usr |
Mount point for the /usr file system. For more information, see Table 43–2. |
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/var |
Directory for varying files, which usually includes temporary files, logging files, or status files |
|
/var/adm |
System logging files and accounting files |
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/var/apache |
Scripts, icons, logs, and cache pages for Apache web server |
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/var/audit |
Basic Security Module (BSM) audit files |
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/var/crash |
Default depository for kernel crash dumps |
|
/var/cron |
cron's log file |
|
/var/dmi |
Solstice Enterprise Agents Desktop Management Interface (DMI) run-time components |
| /var/dt |
dtlogin configuration files |
|
/var/inet |
IPv6 router state files |
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/var/krb5 |
Database and log files for Kerberos |
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/var/ld |
Configuration files for run-time linker |
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/var/ldap |
LDAP client configuration files |
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/var/log |
System log files |
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/var/lp |
Line printer subsystem logging information |
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/var/mail |
Directory where user mail is kept |
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/var/news |
Community service messages (note: not the same as USENET-style news) |
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/var/nfs |
NFS server log files |
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/var/nis |
NIS+ databases |
|
/var/ntp |
Network Time Protocol (NTP) server state directory |
|
/var/opt |
Root of a subtree for varying files that are associated with software packages |
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/var/preserve |
Backup files for vi and ex |
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/var/run |
Temporary system files that are not needed across system reboots. A TMPFS-mounted directory. |
|
/var/sadm |
Databases that are maintained by the software package management utilities |
|
/var/saf |
saf (service access facility) logging files and accounting files |
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/var/samba |
Log files and lock files for Samba |
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/var/snmp |
SNMP status and configuration information |
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/var/spool |
Directories for spooled temporary files |
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/var/spool/clientmqueue |
Sendmail client files |
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/var/spool/cron |
cron and at spool files |
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/var/spool/locks |
Spooling lock files |
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/var/spool/lp |
Line printer spool files |
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/var/spool/mqueue |
Mail queued for delivery |
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/var/spool/pkg |
Spooled packages |
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/var/spool/print |
LP print service client-side request staging area |
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/var/spool/samba |
Samba print queue |
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/var/spool/uucp |
Queued uucp jobs |
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/var/spool/uucppublic |
Files deposited by uucp |
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/var/statmon |
Network status monitor files |
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/var/tmp |
Directory for temporary files; not cleared during boot sequence |
|
/var/uucp |
uucp log files and status files |
|
/var/yp |
NIS databases |
The following table describes the default directories in the /usr file system.
Table 43–2 Default Directories in the /usr File System|
Directory |
Description |
|---|---|
|
4lib |
SunOS 4.1 binary compatibility package libraries |
|
5bin |
Symbolic link to the /usr/bin directory |
|
X |
Symbolic link to the /usr/openwin directory |
|
adm |
Symbolic link to the /var/adm directory |
|
apache |
Apache executables, loadable modules, and documentation |
|
aset |
Directory for Automated Security Enhancement Tools (ASET) programs and files |
|
bin |
Location for standard system commands |
|
ccs |
C compilation programs and libraries |
|
demo |
Demo programs and data |
|
dict |
Symbolic link to the /usr/share/lib/dict directory, which contains the dictionary file used by the UNIX spell program |
|
dt |
Directory or mount point for CDE software |
|
games |
An empty directory, which is a remnant of the SunOS 4.0/4.1 software |
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include |
Header files (for C programs, etc.) |
|
iplanet |
Directory server executables, loadable modules, and documentation |
|
j2se |
Java 2 SDK executables, loadable modules, and documentation |
|
java* |
Directories that contain Java programs and libraries |
|
kernel |
Additional kernel modules |
|
kvm |
Obsolete |
|
lib |
Various program libraries, architecture-dependent databases, and binaries not invoked directly by the user |
|
local |
Commands local to a site |
|
|
Symbolic link to the /var/mail directory |
|
man |
Symbolic link to the /usr/share/man directory |
|
net |
Directory for network listener services |
|
news |
Symbolic link to the /var/news directory |
|
oasys |
Files for the Form and Menu Language Interpreter (FMLI) execution environment |
|
old |
Programs that are being phased out |
|
openwin |
Directory or mount point for OpenWindows software |
|
perl5 |
Perl 5 programs and documentation |
|
platform |
Supported platform files. For more information, see Table 43–3. |
|
preserve |
Symbolic link to the /var/preserve directory |
|
proc |
Directory for the proc tools |
|
pub |
Files for online man page and character processing |
|
sadm |
Various files and directories related to system administration |
|
sbin |
Executables for system administration |
|
sbin/install.d |
Custom JumpStart scripts and executables |
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sbin/static |
Statically linked version of selected programs from /usr/bin and /usr/sbin |
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sbin/sparc7 and sparc9 |
32-bit and 64–bit versions of commands |
|
sfw |
GNU and open source executables, libraries, and documentation |
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share |
Architecture-independent sharable files |
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share/admserv5.1 |
iPlanet Console and Administration Server 5.0 documentation |
|
share/audio |
Sample audio files |
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share/ds5 |
iPlanet Directory Server 5.1 Documentation |
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share/lib |
Architecture-independent databases |
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share/man |
Solaris manual pages |
|
share/src |
Source code for kernel, libraries, and utilities |
|
snadm |
Programs and libraries related to system and network administration |
|
spool |
Symbolic link to the /var/spool directory |
|
src |
Symbolic link to the share/src directory |
|
tmp |
Symbolic link to the var/tmp directory |
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ucb |
Berkeley compatibility package binaries |
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ucbinclude |
Berkeley compatibility package header files |
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ucblib |
Berkeley compatibility package libraries |
|
vmsys |
Directory for Framed Access Command Environment (FACE) programs |
|
xpg4 |
Directory for POSIX-compliant utilities |
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