LINUX Admin Quick Reference /etc/sysconfig/network

(Redhat)
Files
Author: Jialong He specify name server, DNS domain and /etc/X11/XF86config X window configuration file.
Jialong_he@bigfoot.com etc/resolv.conf search order. /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
http://www.bigfoot.com/~jialong_he clients to run after X server started
host name to IP mapping file. $HOME/.xinitrc
/etc/hosts
User Management host name information look up order. /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc clients to run after X server started
/etc/host.conf
$HOME/.xinitrc
Files /etc/nsswitch.conf new way to specify information source.
/etc/X11/fs/config configure X11 font path.
/etc/group /etc/networks
/etc/passwd User account information. /etc/protocols TCP/IP services and ports mapping. Commands
/etc/shadow /etc/services start X window system.
startx
/etc/bashrc /etc/rpc RPC service name to their program numbers
mapping. Xconfigurator
/etc/profile bash system wide and per user init files. (Redhat)
$HOME/.bashrc /etc/sysconfig/iptables saved iptables with /sbin/iptables-save xfree86setup setup X server and generate XF86config.
$HOME/.bash_profile command. see (Slackware)
/etc/csh.cshrc http://tiger.la.asu.edu/iptables_summary.htm xf86config
/etc/csh.login Ctrl+Alt+Del stop X server (on some system Ctrl+Alt+ESC).
$HOME/.cshrc tcsh system wide and per user init files. Commands
$HOME/.tcshrc Ctrl+Alt+F1 F1 temporary switch to text mode, F7 switch
netconfig menu driven Ethernet setup program.
$HOME/.login Ctrl+Alt+F7 back to graphic mode.
pppsetup setup PPP connection (Slackware).
/etc/skel contains init files for newly created user. XFree86 -configure XFreee86 auto configuration (Plug-n-Play).
setup Ethernet during boot, for example
/etc/default default for certain commands. SuperProbe detect graphic hardware.
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} broadcast xvidtune adjust X server origin and size.
Commands ${BROADCAST} netmask ${NETMASK}
xmodmap modifying key map and mouse button map.
script to create an new user interactively ifconfig
adduser (slackware) or link to useradd (Redhat). /sbin/route add -net ${NETWORK} netmask xhost server access control program for X.
${NETMASK} eth0
useradd, userdel, create, delete, modify an new user or update xsetroot root window parameter setting utility for X.
usermod default new user information.. /sbin/route add default gw ${GATEWAY} netmask xlsfonts server font list displayer for X.
newusers update and create new users (batch mode). 0.0.0.0 metric 1
host lookup host name or IP (similar to nslookup).
groupadd, groupdel, add, delete or modify group. Printer Configuration
groupmod dnsdomainname show DNS domain name.
modify account policy (password length, Files
arping; arp find out Ethernet address by first arping then arp.
expire data etc.) or finger information (full /etc/printcap
chage. chfn, chsh name, phone number etc.) change default login ipchains firewall and NAT (/etc/sysconfig/ipchains on Redhat) Printer capabilities data base.
/etc/printcap.local
shell.
/etc/lpd.conf LPRng configuration file.
linux init=/bin/sh gain root access during boot prompt without NFS File Sharing permissions control file for the LPRng line
mount –w -n –o remount password, can be used to fix some problems. /etc/lpd.perms printer spooler
/ Files
/etc/hosts.lpd Access control (BSD lpd).
/etc/fstab file systems mounted during boot.
/etc/hosts.equiv trusted hosts.
Network Configuration /etc/exports NFS server export list.
PRINTER Environment variable of default printer.
Files /etc/auto.master auto mount master file.
/dev/lp0 parallel port.
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 Commands
(Slackware) IP address, Network mask, Default gateway
mount a file system or all entries in fstab.
Commands
/etc/sysconfig/nework- are in these files. Can be edited manually to mount
change these parameters. line printer control program, print queue
scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (Redhat) exportfs export file system listed in exports lpc, lpq, lprm maintain
showmount –e show file systems exported
/etc/HOSTNAME hostname is set by “/bin/hostname” during hostname
(Slackware) boot and the name is read from these files. Sendmail
/etc/NETWORKING Can be changed manually.
(Slackware) X Window Files
 sendmail.cf is the configuration file, edit sendmail.mc make config lilo -D dos set LILO default OS (default=dos in lilo.conf)
Configuring the kernel with interactive, menu
sendmail.cf and then run make menuconfig or X window interface. ldd find out shared library dependencies.
sendmail.mc m4 sendmail.mc > sendmail.cf make xconfig
lsof list opened files.
Compile Kernel Source fuser filename show processes that using the file.
mail aliases, must run “newaliases” after change. use
aliases :include: to include external list in a file. make dep ifdown
make zImage bring up/down a network interface (Redhat)
mail access control, FEATURE(access_db) should be set Building and installing a new kernel. ifup
make zdisk
in sendmail.mc. For example, in /etc/mail/access make zlilo sysctl configure kernel parameters (Redhat).
cyberpromo.com REJECT make bzImage list opened socked.
socklist
access mydomain.com RELAY
spam@somewhere.com DISCARD Compile Modules shutdown [–r|h]
now reboot / halt computer
make modules Building and installing modules.
makemap hash /etc/mail/access < /etc/mail/access
make modules_install
/etc/mail/relay- list all host/domain accepted for relaying. nmap scan a host for opened ports.
domains Manage Modules show or edit cron jobs.
crontab
Commands insmod, lsmod, modinfo, unconfigure system
Manage loadable modules. sys-unconfig
modprobe, rmmod,
newaliases rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file. depmod chkconfig --list list services started at different run level.
build access database, e.g, kudzu probe for new hardware (Redhat).
makemap
makemap hash access.db<access
Miscellaneous rpm -i INSTALL a package
rpm -e UNINSTALL a package
Files rpm rpm -q QUERY a package
Useful Configuration Files rpm -U UPDATE a package
/etc/shells allowed login shells
Files user names NOT allowed to use ftp.
man cmd | col –b save a man page as a text file and remove control
/etc/ftpusers >cmd.txt characters.
httpd.conf Apache web server configuration file.
/etc/host.allow TCP wrapper host control files.
smb.conf Samba server (file and print for Windows). /etc/host.deny
lilo.conf LILO boot loder configuration file. /etc/sysconfig Useful Web Site
contains system configuration files.
syslog.conf System log daemon (syslogd) configuration. (redhat) Useful website
/dev/fd0 floppy drive A http://www.linux.org/
ssh_config SSH client and server configuration files.
sshd_config /etc/inittab system run level control file. http://www.linuxdoc.org
/etc/init.d
ld.so.conf default dynamic library search path (run http://linux.tucows.com/
ldconfig). Commands http://www.sendmail.org
mtools.conf mtool configuration file (access DOS file).
fromdos, todo s http://www.gnome.org
named.conf DNS name server (BIND). (Slackware)
dos2unix, convert text file from/to linux format. http://www.kde.org
sysctl.conf kernel parameters by sysctl (Redhat).
unix2dos http://www.xfree86.org/
ntp.conf net time server. (Redhat)
http://www.samba.org
inetd.conf Internet super server. pwck, grpck verify integrity of password and group files.
http://www.apache.org
Xinetd.conf, Xinet.d Extended inetd configuration. pwconv,
directory pwunconv, http://www.linuxapps.com/
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups.
proftpd FTP server. grpconv, http://www.internet.com/sections/linux.html
proftpd.conf
grpuncov
amanda.conf network backup server.
shadowconfig toggle shadow passwords on and off.
/etc/pine.conf PINE mail client system wide settings.
quota,
/etc/pine.conf.fixed
edquota,
quotacheck,
Manage disk quota.
quotaon,
Rebuild Kernel quotaoff,
Configure Kernel Parameters repquota,