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locale(5) -- Describes a locale definition file
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The locale definition files contains all the information that the localedef(1) command needs to convert it into the binary locale database. The definition files consist of sections which each describe... |
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locatedb(5) -- front-compressed file name database
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This manual page documents the format of file name databases for the GNU version of locate. The file name databases contain lists of files that were in particular directory trees when the databases we... |
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login.defs(5) -- Login configuration
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The /etc/login.defs file defines the site-specific configuration for the shadow login suite. This file is required. Absence of this file will not prevent system operation, but will probably result in ... |
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magic(5) -- file command's magic number file
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This manual page documents the format of the magic file as used by the file(1) command, version 3.37-3.1. The file(1) command identifies the type of a file using, among other tests, a test for whether... |
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manpath(5) -- format of the /etc/manpath.config file
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The manpath configuration file is used by the manual page utilities to assess users' manpaths at run time, to indicate which manual page hierarchies (manpaths) are to be treated as system hierarchies... |
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modules(5) -- kernel modules to load at boot time
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The /etc/modules file contains the names of kernel modules that are to be loaded at boot time, one per line. Arguments can be given in the same line as the module name. Comments begin with a `#', and... |
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modules.conf(5) -- configuration file for loading kernel modules
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The behavior of modprobe(8) (and depmod(8) ) can be modified by the (optional) configuration file /etc/modules.conf. The configuration file consists of a set of lines. All empty lines, and all text on... |
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motd(5) -- message of the day
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The contents of /etc/motd are displayed by login(1) after a successful login but just before it executes the login shell. The "motd" stands for "message of the day", and this file has been traditi... |
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netgroup(5) -- specify network groups
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The netgroup file defines "netgroups", which are sets of (host, user, domain) tuples, used for permission checking when doing remote mounts, remote logins and remote shells. Each line in the file co... |
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nfs(5) -- nfs fstab format and options
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The fstab file contains information about which filesystems to mount where and with what options. For NFS mounts, it contains the server name and exported server directory to mount from, the local dir... |
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nicknames(5) -- nickname translation table for NIS maps
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nicknames contains a list of aliases and the corresponding NIS maps. There is one entry per line. The default nicknames table looks like: passwd passwd.byname group group.byname networks networks.byad... |
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nologin(5) -- prevent non-root users from logging into the system
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If the file /etc/nologin exists, login(1) will allow access only to root. Other users will be shown the contents of this file and their logins refused. |
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nsswitch.conf(5) -- System Databases and Name Service Switch configuration file
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Various functions in the C Library need to be configured to work correctly in the local environment. Traditionally, this was done by using files (e.g., `/etc/passwd'), but other nameservices (like th... |
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papersize(5) -- specify preferred paper size
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The papersize file is used to specify the preferred paper size to use by available commands and programs generating documents. The format of this file is extremely simple: whitespace and anything star... |
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passwd(5) -- The password file
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passwd contains various pieces of information for each user account. Included is Login name Optional encrypted password Numerical user ID Numerical group ID User name or comment field User home direct... |
