#Wikipedia redhat linux full

Normally used for personal information abou the user such as full name.

(Alice Monkey) The GCOS field can be used for anything or left blank.

(20) The group that the user is assigned to upon login.

For example, the user id 0 is used for the root user.

(134) The unique id assigned to the user.

#Wikipedia redhat linux password

In modern systems a star indicates shadowing is in use and hence the password can be found in /etc/shadow/. It has seven sections which going from left to right are, Historically it also included passwords, however as this file needs to world readable (so all programs can use it to convert between username and user id) it is no longer considered secure to keep passwords in this file.ДЄlice:*:134:20:Alice Monkey:/home/alice/:/bin/ bash etc/passwd is the user authentication database, it contains a list of users and their associated internal user id numbers.

/etc/rpc - RPC program number database (do not edit).

/etc/protocols - list of network protocols (do not edit).

/etc/mailcap - describs how mime-types should be displayed.

/etc/mail/ - dir of config files for mail system.

/etc/machine-id - unique machine id set during installation.

/etc/fs - config for the shadow package.

/etc/localtime - symbolic link to a timezone file.

/etc/locale.gen - lists the locales used.

/etc/local.d/ - scripts run by 'local' init script.

/etc/ld.so.conf.d/ - dir for config files that include library paths.

/etc/kernel/ - dir for scripts such as post-installation of the Linux kernel.

/etc/issue - message displayed before console or ssh logins.

/etc/inputrc - keyboard mapping for bash and most other shells.

/etc/inittab - describes which processes are started at bootup.

/etc/init.d/ or /etc/rc.d/init.d/ - dir for init scripts.

/etc/hosts - associates IP addresses with hostnames.

/etc/nf - specifies how host names on a network are resolved.

/etc/gshadow - Secure group account information.

/etc/group - groups and the users within them.

/etc/gconf/ - dir for Gnome based applications.

/etc/fonts/ - config dir for fontconfig.

/etc/filesystems - defines the filesystems search order used by mount -t auto.

/etc/exports - file systems are exported to remote hosts.

/etc/environment - environment variables.

/etc/env.d/ - dir for environment variables in Gentoo and other distributions.

/etc/nf - config for fschk for ext2 and ext3 filesystems.

/etc/default/ - dir for dbus config files like adduser.

/etc/dbus-1/ - dir for dbus config files.

/etc/cups/ - config dir for CUPS printer server.

/etc/cron.weekly/ - scripts within are run weekly by cron./etc/cron.monthly/ - scripts within are run monthly by cron./etc/cron.hourly/ - scripts within are run hourly by cron./etc/cron.allow - list of users for which cron is allowed./etc/ny - list of users for which cron is denyed./etc/cron.daily/ - scripts within are run daily by cron./etc/conf.d/ - config dir for Gentoo and other Distributions./etc/adjtime - correction factor for the RTC (do not edit)./etc/DIR_COLORS - colors use by the 'ls' command.9.2 Hard/USB/floppy/CDROM/Network Drive Mounts.Linux Wikia aims to provide a resource that is distinct, by giving significantly different versions of the same product their own article, or the inclusion of historical information and distros that might still be useful. The goal of this wiki is to bring together as much information that will assist users on all levels to understand and use Linux. Linux is packaged for different uses in Linux distributions known as Distros. Predominantly known for its use in servers, Linux can also be used as an operating system for a wider variety of computer hardware than any other operating system there is, including desktop computers, supercomputers, mainframes, and embedded devices such as cellphones.

#Wikipedia redhat linux code

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#Wikipedia redhat linux software

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