Index (man pages section 4: File Formats)

man pages section 4: File Formats


Numbers and Symbols

	ssh_config ( ) ( )


c

	configuration file for pluggable authentication modules — pam.conf ( )


f

	fixed priority dispatcher parameter table — fx_dptbl ( )


F

	FTP Server enhanced group access file — ftpgroups ( )


A

	a.out — Executable and Linking (ELF) files ( )

	accounting system, prime/nonprime hours — holidays ( )

	addresses — addresses for sendmail ( )

	admin — installation defaults file ( )

	alias — alias table file of encoding names ( )

	alias table file of encoding names — alias ( )

	aliases — sendmail aliases file ( )

	archives — device header ( )

	ASET environment file — asetenv ( )

	ASET master files
		— asetmasters ( )
		— cklist.high ( )
		— cklist.low ( )
		— cklist.med ( )
		— tune.high ( )
		— tune.low ( )
		— tune.med ( )
		— uid_aliases ( )

	asetenv — ASET environment file ( )

	au — AU audio file format ( )

	AU audio file format — au ( )

	audit_class password file ( )

	audit_event password file ( )

	audit — audit control file ( )

	audit — audit data file ( )

	audit.log — audit trail file ( )

	audit trail file, — audit.log ( )

	audit_user — per-user auditing data file ( )


B

	boot parameter database — bootparams ( )

	BOOTP, network database — dhcp_network ( )

	bootparams — boot parameter database ( )


C

	CD-ROM table of contents file — cdtoc ( )

	cdtoc — CD-ROM table of contents file ( )

	.clustertoc — listing of software packages on product distribution media ( )

	compatible versions file — compver ( )

	compver — compatible versions file ( )

	configuration file, system log daemon — syslogd ( )

	configuration file for default router(s) — defaultrouter ( )

	configuration file for IKE policy — ike.config ( )

	configuration file for in.named — named.conf ( )

	configuration file for LDAP display template routines, — ldaptemplates.conf ( )

	configuration file for LDAP filtering routines, — ldapfilter.conf ( )

	configuration file for LDAP search preference routines, — ldapsearchprefs.conf ( )

	configuration file for logadm command — logadm.conf ( )

	configuration file for mapping between NIS+ and LDAP — NIS+LDAPmapping ( )

	configuration file for Mobile IP mobility agent — mipagent.conf ( )

	Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) socket utility library — ncad_addr ( )

	configuration file for NIS+ service daemon — rpc.nisd ( )

	configuration file for NIS security — securenets ( )

	configuration file for pluggable crypt modules — crypt.conf ( )

	configuration file for rpc.yppasswdd (NIS password daemon) — yppasswdd ( )

	configuration file for security policy — policy.conf ( )

	configuration file for Service Location Protocol agents — slp.conf ( )

	copyright — copyright information file ( )

	core — core image of a terminated process file ( )

	crypt.conf — configuration file for pluggable crypt modules ( )


D

	d_passwd — dial-up password file ( )
		Generating An Encrypted Password ( )

	dacf.conf — device auto-configuration configuration file ( )

	default_fs — specify the default file system type for local or remote file systems ( )

	default Internet protocol type — inet_type ( )

	defaultdomain — specify host's domain name ( )

	defaultrouter — configuration file for default router(s) ( )

	depend — software dependencies file ( )

	device_allocate, device access control file ( )

	device auto-configuration configuration file — dacf.conf ( )

	device instance number file — path_to_inst ( )

	device_maps, device access control file ( )

	devices
		access control file — device_allocate ( )
		access control file — device_maps ( )

	devices, capabilities, terminal and printers — terminfo ( )

	dfs utilities packages, list — fstypes ( )

	dfstab — file containing commands for sharing resources ( )

	DHCP
		client identifier to IP address mappings — dhcp_network ( )
		configuration parameter table— dhcptab ( )

	dhcp_network — DHCP network database ( )

	dhcp_network
		See also pntadm

	dhcpsvc.conf — file containing service configuration parameters for the DHCP service ( )

	dhcptab — DHCP configuration parameter table ( )

	dial-up password file — d_passwd ( )

	dialups — list of terminal devices requiring a dial-up password ( )

	dir — format of ufs directories ( )

	dir_ufs — format of ufs directories ( )

	directory of files specifying supported platforms — platform ( )

	disk drive configuration for the format command — format.dat ( )

	disk space requirement file — space ( )

	dispatcher, real-time process, parameters — rt_dptbl ( )

	dispatcher, time-sharing process, parameters — ts_dptbl ( )

	driver.conf — driver configuration file ( )

	drivers
		driver for EISA devices — eisa ( )
		driver for ISA devices — isa ( )
		driver for PCI devices — pci ( )
		driver for pseudo devices — pseudo ( )
		driver for SBus devices — vme ( )
		driver for SCSI devices — scsi ( )


E

	eisa — configuration file for EISA bus device drivers ( )

	ELF files — a.out ( )

	.environ — user-preference variables files for AT&T FACE ( )

	environ — user-preference variables files for AT&T FACE ( )

	environment, setting up an environment for user at login time — profile ( )

	ethers — Ethernet addresses of hosts on Internet ( )

	exec_attr — execution profiles database ( )

	Executable and Linking Format (ELF) files — a.out ( )

	execution profiles database — exec_attr ( )


F

	FACE
		alias file — pathalias ( )
		object architecture information — ott ( )

	FACE object architecture information, — ott ( )

	fd — file descriptor files ( )

	file containing service configuration parameters for the DHCP service — dhcpsvc.conf ( )

	file descriptor files — fd ( )

	file formats, — intro ( )

	file listing users to be disallowed ftp login privileges — ftpusers ( )

	file lists NFS security modes — nfssec.conf ( )

	file system
		defaults — vfstab ( )
		mounted — mnttab ( )
		stripe — stripe ( )
		unstripe — stripe ( )

	file that maps sockets to transport providers — sock2path ( )

	files used by programs
		/etc/md.conf — table of file systems to be striped ( )
		/etc/security/device_allocate — device_allocate file ( )
		/etc/security/device_maps — device_maps file ( )

	flash_archive — format of flash archive ( )

	format of a ufs file system volume — fs_ufs ( )

	format of a ufs file system volume — inode ( )

	format of a ufs file system volume — inode_ufs ( )

	format of ufs directories — dir ( )

	format of ufs directories — dir_ufs ( )

	format.dat — disk drive configuration for the format command ( )
		Keywords ( )
		Syntax ( )

	format of flash archive — flash_archive ( )

	forward — mail forwarding file ( )

	fs_ufs — format of a ufs file system volume ( )

	fspec — format specification in text files ( )

	fstypes — file that lists utilities packages for distributed file system ( )

	FTP Server configuration file — ftpaccess ( )

	FTP Server conversions database — ftpconversions ( )

	FTP Server individual user host access file — ftphosts ( )

	FTP Server transfer log file — xferlog ( )

	FTP Server virtual hosting configuration file — ftpservers ( )

	ftpaccess — FTP Server configuration file ( )

	ftpconversions — FTP Server conversions database ( )

	ftpgroups — FTP Server enhanced group access file ( )

	ftphosts — FTP Server individual user host access file ( )

	ftpservers — FTP Server virtual hosting configuration file ( )

	ftpusers — file listing users to be disallowed ftp login privileges ( )

	fx_dptbl — fixed priority dispatcher parameter table ( )


G

	gateways — list static routing information ( )

	geniconvtbl — geniconvtbl input file format ( )

	geniconvtbl input file format — geniconvtbl ( )

	graphics interface files — plot ( )

	group — local source of group information ( )


H

	holidays — prime/nonprime hours for accounting system ( )

	host name database — hosts ( )

	hosts.equiv — trusted hosts list ( )

	hosts — host name data base ( )


I

	ike.config — configuration file for IKE policy ( )

	ike.preshared — pre-shared keys file for IKE ( )

	inet_type — default Internet protocol type ( )

	inetd.conf — Internet server database ( )

	init.d — initialization and termination scripts for changing init states ( )

	initialization and termination scripts for changing init states — init.d ( )

	inittab — script for init ( )

	inode — format of a ufs file system volume ( )

	inode_ufs — format of a ufs file system volume ( )

	installation, defaults file — admin ( )

	Internet
		DHCP database — dhcp_network ( )
		Ethernet addresses of hosts — ethers ( )
		network name database — networks ( )
		protocol name database — protocols ( )
		services and aliases — services ( )

	Internet servers database — servers ( )

	ipnodes — local database associating names of nodes with IP addresses ( )

	isa — configuration file for ISA bus device drivers ( )

	issue — issue identification file ( )


K

	Kerberos configuration file — krb5.conf ( )

	Kerberos warning configuration file — warn.conf ( )

	keyboard table descriptions for loadkeys and dumpkeys — keytables ( )

	keytables — keyboard table descriptions for loadkeys and dumpkeys ( )

	krb5.conf — Kerberos configuration file ( )


L

	ldapfilter.conf — configuration file for LDAP filtering routines ( )

	ldapsearchprefs.conf — configuration file for LDAP search preference routines ( )

	ldaptemplates.conf — configuration file for LDAP display template routines ( )

	legal annotations, specify — note ( )

	limits — header for implementation-specific constants ( )

	link editor output — a.out ( )

	list of network groups — netgroup ( )

	list of terminal devices requiring a dial-up password — dialups ( )

	list static routing information — gateways ( )

	llc2 — LLC2 Configuration file ( )

	LLC2 Configuration file — llc2 ( )

	local database associating names of nodes with IP addresses — ipnodes ( )

	logadm.conf — configuration file for logadm command ( )

	login-based device permissions — logindevperm ( )

	logindevperm — login-based device permissions ( )

	loginlog — log of failed login attempts ( )

	lutab ( )


M

	magic — file command's magic numbers table ( )

	mddb.cf — file ( )

	message displayed to users attempting to log on in the process of a system shutdown — nologin ( )

	mipagent.conf — configuration file for Mobile IP mobility agent ( )

	ncad_addr —Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) socket utility library ( )

	mnttab — mounted file system table ( )

	mounted file system table — mnttab ( )


N

	name service cache daemon configuration — nscd.conf, nscd.conf ( )

	name service switch, configuration file — nsswitch.conf ( )

	named.conf — configuration file for in.named ( )

	nca.if — the NCA configuration file that specifies physical interfaces ( )

	ncakmod.conf — the ncakmod configuration file ( )

	ncalogd.conf — the ncalogd configuration file ( )

	ncaport.conf — ncaport configuration file ( )

	ncaport configuration file — ncaport.conf ( )

	netconfig — network configuration database ( )

	netgroup — list of network groups ( ) ( )

	netid — netname database ( )

	netmasks — network masks for subnetting ( )

	netname database — netid ( )

	.netrc — ftp remote login data file ( )

	Network Information Service Version 2, formerly knows as YP — ypfiles ( )

	networks connected to the system — netconfig ( )

	networks — network name database ( )

	nfs — NFS daemons parameters ( )

	parameters for NFS daemons — nfs ( )

	NFS, remote monted file systems — rmtab ( )

	nfssec.conf — file lists NFS security modes ( )

	NIS databases, updating — updaters ( )

	NIS+LDAPmapping — configuration file for mapping between NIS+ and LDAP ( )

	nisfiles — NIS+ database files and directory structure ( )

	nologin — message displayed to users attempting to log on in the process of a system shutdown ( )

	nonprime hours, accounting system — holidays ( )

	note — specify legal annotations ( )

	nscd.conf — name service cache daemon configuration ( )

	nsswitch.conf — configuration file for the name service switch ( )


O

	.order — installation order of software packages on product distribution media ( )


P

	package characteristics file, — pkginfo ( )

	package contents description file, — pkgmap ( )

	package information file — prototype ( )

	package installation order file, — order ( )

	package table of contents description file
		.clustertoc — clustertoc ( )
		— packagetoc ( )

	.packagetoc — listing of software packages on product distribution media ( )

	packing rules file for cachefs and filesync — packingrules ( ) ( )

	packingrules — packing rules file for cachefs and filesync ( ) ( )

	pam.conf — configuration file for pluggable authentication modules ( )

	passwd — password file ( )

	passwords, access-restricted shadow system file — shadow ( )

	path_to_inst — device instance number file ( )

	pathalias — alias file for FACE ( )

	PCI devices, driver class — pci ( )

	pci — drivers for PCI devices ( )

	pcmcia — PCMCIA nexus driver ( )

	PCMCIA nexus driver — pcmcia ( )

	per-user auditing data file — audit_user ( )

	phones — remote host phone numbers ( )

	pkginfo — software package characteristics file ( )

	pkgmap — listing of software package contents ( )

	platform — directory of files specifying supported platforms ( )

	plot — graphics interface files ( )

	policy.conf — configuration file for security policy ( )

	power.conf — Power Management configuration file ( )

	Power Management configuration file — power.conf ( )

	pre-shared keys file for IKE — ike.preshared ( )

	.pref — user-preference variables files for AT&T FACE ( )

	prime hours, accounting system — holidays ( )

	printers.conf — printing configuration database ( )

	printers — printer alias database ( )

	proc — /proc, the process file system ( )

	proc — process file system ( )

	proc — /proc, the process file system
		PCAGENT ( )
		PCCFAULT ( )
		PCCSIG ( )
		PCKILL ( )
		PCNICE ( )
		PCREAD PCWRITE ( )
		PCRUN ( )
		PCSASRS ( )
		PCSCRED ( )
		PCSENTRY PCSEXIT ( )
		PCSET PCUNSET ( )
		PCSFAULT ( )
		PCSFPREG ( )
		PCSHOLD ( )
		PCSREG ( )
		PCSSIG ( )
		PCSTOP PCDSTOP PCWSTOP PCTWSTOP ( )
		PCSTRACE ( )
		PCSVADDR ( )
		PCSXREG ( )
		PCUNKILL ( )
		PCWATCH ( )

	/proc, the process file system — proc ( )

	process file system — proc ( )

	process scheduler (or dispatcher), real-time, parameters — rt_dptbl ( )

	process scheduler (or dispatcher), time-sharing, parameters — ts_dptbl ( )

	processes, core image of a terminated process file — core ( )

	profile — setting up an environment for user at login time ( )

	project — project file ( )

	project file — project ( )

	project identification file — issue ( )

	protocols — names of known protocols in Internet ( )

	prototype — package information file ( )

	pseudo devices ( )

	pseudo — drivers for pseudo devices ( )

	publickey — publickey database for secure RPC ( )


Q

	queuedefs — queue description file for at, batch, and cron spooled by at or batch or atrm ( )


R

	real-time process dispatcher, parameters — rt_dptbl ( )

	real-time process scheduler, parameters — rt_dptbl ( )

	remote authentication for hosts and users — hosts.equiv, .rhosts ( )

	remote — remote host descriptions ( )

	remote host, phone numbers — phones ( )

	remote login data for ftp — netrc ( )

	remote mounted file systems, — rmtab ( )

	Remote Program Load (RPL) server configuration file — rpld.conf ( )

	resolv.conf — resolver configuration file ( )

	resolver configuration file — resolv.conf ( )

	rmmount.conf — removable media mounter configuration file
		Default Values ( )
		Examples ( )

	rpc — rpc program number database ( )

	rpc.nisd — configuration file for NIS+ service daemon ( )

	RPC program names, for program numbers — rpc ( )

	RPC security, public key database — publickey ( )

	RPCSEC_GSS mechanism file, — mech ( )

	RPCSEC_GSS QOP file, — ( )

	rpld.conf — Remote Program Load (RPL) server configuration file ( )


S

	SBus devices, driver class — sbus ( )

	sbus — drivers for SBus devices ( )

	sccsfile — format of SCCS history file ( )

	scheduler, real-time process, parameters — rt_dptbl ( )

	scheduler, time-sharing process, parameters — ts_dptbl ( )

	SCSI devices, driver class — scsi ( )

	scsi — drivers for SCSI devices ( )

	securenets — configuration file for NIS security ( )

	sendmail addresses file — addresses ( )

	sendmail aliases file — aliases ( )

	sendmail aliases file — forward ( )

	serialized registration file for the service location protocol daemon (slpd) — slpd.reg ( )

	services — Internet services and aliases ( )

	shadow password file ( )

	share resources across network, commands — dfstab ( )

	shared resources, local, — sharetab ( )

	sharetab — shared file system table ( )

	shell database — shells ( )

	shells — shell database ( )

	slp.conf — configuration file for Service Location Protocol agents ( )

	slpd.reg — serialized registration file for the service location protocol daemon (slpd) ( )

	sock2path — file that maps sockets to transport providers ( )

	software dependencies — depend ( )

	space — disk space requirement file ( )

	specify the default file system type for local or remote file systems — default_fs ( )

	specify host's domain name — defaultdomain ( )

	sshd_config — sshd configuration file ( )

	sshd configuration file — sshd_config ( )

	stripe — stripe file system ( )

	stripe file system — stripe ( )

	su command log file — sulog ( )

	sulog — su command log file ( )

	sysbus — configuration files for ISA and EISA bus device drivers ( )

	sysbus — drivers for system bus ( )

	sysbus — drivers for EISA devices, eisa ( )

	sysbus — drivers for ISA devices, isa ( )

	sysidcfg — system identification configuration file ( )
		Keyword Syntax Rules ( )
		Where To Put the sysidcfg File ( )

	syslogd.conf — system log daemon configuration file ( )

	system — system configuration information ( )

	system identification configuration file — sysidcfg ( )

	system log configuration file — syslogd.conf ( )


T

	telnet default options file — telnetrc ( )

	telnetrc — file for telnet default options ( )

	term — format of compiled term file ( )

	terminals, line setting information — ttydefs ( )

	termination and initialization scripts for changing init states — init.d ( ) ( )

	terminfo — System V terminal capability data base ( )

	test files, format specification — fspec ( )

	the NCA configuration file that specifies physical interfaces — nca.if ( )

	the ncakmod configuration file — ncakmod.conf ( )

	the ncalogd configuration file — ncalogd.conf ( )

	time-sharing process dispatcher, parameters — ts_dptbl ( )

	time-sharing process scheduler, parameters — ts_dptbl ( )

	timezone — set default time zone ( )

	timed event services, queue description file for at, batch and cron — queuedefs ( )

	timezone — default timezone data base ( )

	timezone information — zoneinfo ( )

	TNF kernel probes — tnf_kernel_probes ( )

	tnf_kernel_probes — TNF kernel probes ( )

	ttydefs — terminal line settings information ( )

	ttyname, list of directories with terminal-related device files — ttysrch ( )


U

	ufsdump — incremental dump format ( )

	updaters — configuration file for NIS updating ( )

	user-preference variables files for AT&T FACE — environ ( )

	daemon parameters for NFS — nfs ( )

	utmp — utmp and wtmp database entry formats ( )

	utmp and wtmp database entry formats — utmp ( )

	utmp and wtmp database entry formats — wtmp ( )

	utmpx — utmpx and wtmpx database entry formats ( )

	utmpx and wtmpx database entry formats — utmpx ( )

	utmpx and wtmpx database entry formats — wtmpx ( )


V

	.variables — user-preference variables files for AT&T FACE ( )

	vfstab — defaults for each file system ( )

	vold.conf — volume management configuration file ( )
		Actions Field ( )
		CD-ROM Naming Conventions ( )
		Default Values ( )
		Devices to Use Field ( )
		Diskette Naming Conventions ( )
		File Format ( )

	volume management, configuration file — vold.conf ( )


W

	warn.conf — Kerberos warning configuration file ( )

	wtmp — utmp and wtmp database entry formats ( )

	wtmpx — utmpx and wtmpx database entry formats ( )


X

	xferlog — FTP Server transfer log file ( )


Y

	ypfiles — Network Information Service Version 2, formerly knows as YP ( )

	yppasswdd — configuration file for rpc.yppasswdd (NIS password daemon) ( )


Z

	zoneinfo — timezone information ( )