What are the files in /etc directory?
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Answer / swapna
The files in /etc directory are all configuration files.
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Answer / saim.saiyed
/etc directory contains configuration files of all the services.
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Answer / teja
/etc is a subdirectory contains all the configuration files
with all the information about the system.
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Answer / basheer
Hi, friends.
This directory contains all system and Network
configuration files and the files that maintain information
about user and group.
Ex of System configuration files:
/etc/vfstab
/etc/mnttab
Ex of Network configuration files:
/etc/ftpd: for FTP
/etc/dfs/dfstab: for NFS Server
/etc/hosts : for DNS
User and group information:
/etc/passwd => contains user information.
/etc/shadow => contains users password information.
/etc/group => user's group information.
and also user security file information like
/etc/default/passwd
/etc/default/login
/etc/nologin
.....so on
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Answer / anshuman
/etc directory contains following information
User
network
hardware
software
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Answer / shipra
The files in /etc are all binary exceutable files usually
required for sytem administration.
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