System
configuration files in the /etc/sysconfig directory
The system configuration files in the
/etc/sysconfig directory are quite varied. These files set the parameters used
by many of the system hardware devices, as well as the operation of some system
services.
Some of the files in /etc/sysconfig directory are :
Some of the files in /etc/sysconfig directory are :
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/etc/sysconfig/apmd :
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apmd contains
configuration information for the advanced power management.
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This is most useful
for laptops rather than servers, since it contains lots of settings to suspend
your linux machine, and restore it again.
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Some settings in
this file include when you should be warned that battery power is getting low,
and if Linux should synch with the hardware clock when the machine comes back
from suspend mode.
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/etc/sysconfig/clock
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This file contains
information on which time zone the machine is set to, and whether or not it is
using Greenwich Mean Time for its system clock time.
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This file controls
the interpretation of values read from the system clock.
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UTC=value, where
value is one of the following Boolean values:
True – indicates that the hardware clock is set to Universal Time.
Any other value indicated that it set to local time.
True – indicates that the hardware clock is set to Universal Time.
Any other value indicated that it set to local time.
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/etc/sysconfig/amd
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amd is the file
system automounter daemon. It automatically mounts an unmounted file system
whenever a file or directory within that file system is accessed.
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File systems are
automatically unmounted again after a period of disuse.
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This file is where
you would add amd options to be run every time by amd. Options include
specifying where amd activity should be logged, and specifying how long amd
should wait before umounting an idle file system.
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/etc/sysconfig/ups
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This file contains
information on what UPS is attached to your system.
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You can specify
your UPS model, to make it easier for the Linux system to communicate with your
UPS when the UPS needs to shut down the system.
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/etc/sysconfig/irda
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This file controls
how infrared devices on your system are configured at startup.
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/etc/sysconfig/keyboard
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This file controls the behaviour of the keyboard.
This file controls the behaviour of the keyboard.
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/etc/sysconfig/mouse
• This file is used by /etc/init.d/gpm to specify information about the
available mouse.
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etc/sysconfig/network
• This file is used to specify information about the desired network
configuration.
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etc/sysconfig/rhn
• This directory contains configuration files and GPG keys for Red Hat
Network. No files in this directory should be edited by hand.
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/etc/sysconfig/iptables
• This file stores information used by the kernel to set up packet-
filtering services at boot time or whenever the service is started. You should
not modify this file by hand unless you are familiar with how to construct
iptables rules.
If you are running an X
server you can type system-config-securitylevel from a terminal prompt or
select Application- System Settings – Security Level from main menu. 
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