linux conf files

[watts3000]

I'm new to liux just installed redhat 7.2. I would like to know is linux all about configuration files. What I mean by this is there a conf file for every possible task. For example I'm assuming theres a conf file for adding users and one for changing network setting and so on.

 

[Nothinman]

I'm not sure what you mean. There's no conf file for things like ls or cp, but you can set options for them in the shell's config files so you have defaults you like.

 

[mcveigh]

there are conf files for many things. a good place to start is /etc/

example the smaba config file is /etc/samba/smb.conf

always bake a backup of any files you change!!

 

[watts3000]

Is there a resource that list all the conf files for various components such as networking.

 

[Nothinman]

networking config is distribution dependent, check the distro's docs on those.

But in general you have to consult the program in question to find out what config files it uses. Debian follows a nice scheme of putting most config files in a subdirectory of /etc named after the program, like /etc/apache holds the config files for Apache, but some config files must go directly in /etc and creating a dir for 1 config file seems like overkill for smaller apps. As for RedHat, I'm not sure how they do things.

'man -k something' will search the man page descriptions for something and tell you which pages mention it.

 

[watts3000]

Ok well what flavor of linux you use. I have some resources on redhat so thats what I installed but I'm, hearing that mandrake is good for newbies is that true and if so why.

 

[Nothinman]

Install it and see, it's the only real way to learn if you really want to stick with Linux.

 

[mcveigh]

<< Ok well what flavor of linux you use. I have some resources on redhat so thats what I installed but I'm, hearing that mandrake is good for newbies is that true and if so why. >>



it has some tools that make setting up some thing s easier. it also comes with more 3rd party programs. But I feel it's not as stable as redhat, which some people will say isn't saying much