Important Files

/etc/passwd - password file

/etc/shpasswd - shadow password file

/etc/group -lists groups and users contained in groups

/etc/services - lists network services and their ports

/etc/ftpusers - contains list of accounts that cannot use ftp

/etc/hosts.equiv - generic list of remote users

~/.rhosts - list of remote users for a specific account

/etc/hosts - host definition list

/etc/hosts.lpd - hosts who can use remote printing

/etc/hosts.allow - lists services that remote users are allowed to use

/etc/hosts.deny - lists services tthat remote users are not allowed to use

/etc/nologin - no login message that also disables logins

/etc/securetty - lists legal terminals for root to login from

/etc/exports - lists locations that can be remotely accessed via NFS

/etc/syslog.conf - configures the syslog facility

/etc/inetd.conf - configures inetd


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