The software described in this documentation is either in Extended Support or Sustaining Support. See https://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/enterprise-linux-support-policies-069172.pdf for more information.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade the software described by this documentation as soon as possible.
The /etc/sysconfig directory contains files
that control your system's configuration. The contents of this
directory depend on the packages that you have installed on your
system.
Some of the files that you might find in the
/etc/sysconfig directory include:
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atd Specifies additional command line arguments for the
atddaemon.-
authconfig Specifies whether various authentication mechanisms and options may be used. For example, the entry
USEMKHOMEDIR=nodisables the creation of a home directory for a user when he or she first logs in.-
autofs Defines custom options for automatically mounting devices and controlling the operation of the automounter.
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crond Passes arguments to the
cronddaemon at boot time.-
i18n Defines the default language, any other supported languages, and the default system font.
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init Controls how the system appears and functions during the boot process.
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ip6tables-config Stores information that the kernel uses to set up IPv6 packet filtering services when the
iptablesservice starts.-
ip6tables Stores firewall configuration rules for IPv6.
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iptables-config Stores information that the kernel uses to set up IPv4 packet filtering services when the
iptablesservice starts.-
iptables Stores firewall configuration rules for IPv4.
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keyboard Specifies the keyboard.
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modules(directory) Contains scripts that the kernel runs to load additional modules at boot time. A script in the
modulesdirectory must have the extension.modulesand it must have 755 executable permissions. For an example, see thebluez-uinput.modulesscript that loads theuinputmodule. For more information, see Section 5.5, “Specifying Modules to be Loaded at Boot Time”.-
named Passes arguments to the name service daemon at boot time. The
nameddaemon is a Domain Name System (DNS) server that is part of the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) distribution. This server maintains a table that associates host names with IP addresses on the network.-
network Specifies the host name of the system and whether networking is configured.
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nfs Controls which ports remote procedure call (RPC) services use for NFS v2 and v3. This file allows you to set up firewall rules for NFS v2 and v3. Firewall configuration for NFS v4 does not require you to edit this file.
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ntpd Passes arguments to the network time protocol (NTP) daemon at boot time.
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samba Passes arguments to the
smbd,nmbd, andwinbindddaemons at boot time to support file-sharing connectivity for Windows clients, NetBIOS-over-IP naming service, and connection management to domain controllers.
For more information, see
/usr/share/doc/initscripts*/sysconfig.txt.