September 2002
Beginner to intermediate
216 pages
7h 43m
English
Content preview from Mac OS X for Unix Geeks
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The /etc Directory
The /etc directory contains configuration files for Unix applications and services, as well as scripts that control system startup. Table A-2 lists the contents of the /etc directory.
Table A-2. The /etc directory
|
File or directory |
Description |
|
6to4.conf |
Configuration file for encapsulating IPv6 within IPv4. See ip6config(8). |
|
X11/ |
X11 configuration directory. This will be present only if you have installed XDarwin. |
|
acgid/ |
File that contains configuration files for acgid, a bridge between Apache and ACGI-capable scripting languages, such as AppleScript. Mac OS X Server only. For equivalent functionality under Mac OS X, see http://www.sentman.com/acgi/. |
|
afpovertcp.cfg |
File that causes Mac OS X to use TCP/IP as the default transport for Apple File Protocol (AFP). Use this file to configure the defaults for AFP over TCP/IP. |
|
appletalk.cfg |
AppleTalk configuration file for routing or multihoming. See the appletalk.cfg(5) manpage. |
|
authorization |
File that controls how applications, such as installers, can temporarily obtain root privileges. |
|
bashrc |
Global configuration file for bash, the Bourne-again shell. |
|
crontab |
root’s crontab. See Section 2.3.1. |
|
csh.cshrc |
Global csh configuration file, processed when the shell starts up. If you have a .cshrc or .tcshrc file in your home directory, tcsh will execute its contents as well. |
|
csh.login |
Global csh login file, processed when a login shell starts up. If you have a .login ... |
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