/etc/paswd - Contains a list of the systems accounts, username and passwords.

/etc/group - This file contains basic group attributes /etc/shadow - This is file with encrypted password & its parameters like expiry, last change etc. /etc/profile - The user's initialization file /etc/inittab - Contains all information regarding runlevels and system initialization /etc/fstab - The fstab file typically lists all available disks and disk partitions and mount the specified device. /etc/skel - Contains all the default system initialisation files /etc/grub.conf - GRUB: GRand Unified Bootloader configuration file /boot/grub/menu.lst - This is linked to /boot/grub/grub.conf /etc/securetty - This file allows you to specify which TTY devices the root user is allowed to login on. /etc/sysconfig/network - This file is used to specify information about the desired network configuration /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethN (files) - Configuration files for each network device /etc/host.conf - Resolver library to obtain the IP address corresponding to a host name. /etc/hosts.allow - Allow access to TCP-wrapped Services with this file. /etc/hosts.deny - Deny access to TCP-wrapped Services with this file. /etc/resolv.conf - This file Contains details of the DNS server /etc/hosts - Contains a list of IP addresses and the hostnames that they correspond to. /etc/sysconfig/iptables - IPTABLES firewall configuration file /etc/sysconfig/selinux - SELinux configuration file. /etc/init.d - Contains all the daemon files /etc/init - This is a file linked to /sbin/init file (used to change run levels) /etc/xinetd.d - Directory contains the configuration files for each service managed by xinetd and the names of the files correlate to the service /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit - The first processes that init starts specified in this script. /etc/rc.d/rc.local - Local system boot processes can be placed in this file, useful for system customization. /etc/rc0.d - Contains scripts for run level 0 /etc/rc1.d - Contains scripts for run level 1 /etc/rc2.d - Contains scripts for run level 2 /etc/rc3.d - Contains scripts for run level 3 /etc/x11/prefdm - Xwindow display-manager configuration file. /etc/x11/xorg.conf - This file used for configuring the X.Org Server. /etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc - X session script.

/etc/sysctl.conf - This file contains kernel options related to networking security. /etc/cups - Directory contains printer configuration files /etc/bootrc - For changing timeout of booting process. For example set timeout = 10 /etc/auto_master - File responsible for auto mounting /etc/auto_home - Contains file-names responsible for auto mounting /etc/auto_direct - Contains details of mount-point and its source /etc/cron - Daemon responsible for cron jobs /etc/cron.d - Contains allow & deny files of cron jobs /etc/default - Contains all the default settings of the server /etc/defaultdomain - Contains the domain-name of the system /etc/dfs - Contains three files pertaining to sharable files on the server /etc/ftpusers - This is the file which authenticates FTP sessions /etc/mnttab - This is the file which acts as input for mount. This is a non-editable file /etc/motd - Contains message of the day /etc/mkfs - This creates file systems /etc/named.boot - Contains details of the DNS server ( server side info) /etc/nfs - This is the log file of NFS configurations /etc/opt - Contains third party software configurations /etc/rmount.conf - This is used to customise the process of mounting your drives /etc/sulogin - This is the database file for su command /etc/swapadd - This is the swap configuration file /etc/system - Contains all the parameters of the kernel /etc/uadmin - For graceful shutdown of the system /etc/in.named - This is the daemon of DNS server /etc/dfs/dfstab - Contains details of shared resources /usr/sbin - Contains all commands used by sysadmin /proc - Contains list of all running processes /etc/default/login - Its a semaphore login where console variable is commented to give root user access to login remotely to server /etc/hosts.equiv - This is the file to be edited when quivalent users exist in both systems for trusted relationships. /.rchosts - Contains the trusted user entry on the remote host /var/admin/sulog - Maintains log informatioin for su command /etc/named.conf - This is the file which is created by giving named-bootconf command /var/adm/messages - This is the logfile updated by syslog daemon /usr/lib/cron - This is also a daemon responsible for cron jobs

/usr/lib/cron.deny - This is the file linked to /etc/cron.d/cron.deny which is the list of users who cannot perform a cron job /usr/lib/cron.allow - This is the file linked to /etc/cron.d/cron.allow which is the list of users who can perform a cron job. This is linked manually /var/adm/utmpx - This is the database file "who" and "finger" commands /etc/nsswitch.conf - This is the configuration file containing information of naming services like DNS, NIS, NIS + etc /dev/rmt - Contains the location details of the logical names of the raw magnetic tape /etc/dumpdates - This file is used to compare different backup dates and USF dump updates /usr/lib/lpadmin Helps to add, delete and configure logical printers /var/spool/lp/request - Contains list of all pending jobs on the server /etc/log - This is linked to /var/adm/log which Contains the log files /usr/lib/lpsched - This is the daemon responsible for print jobs /usr/lib/share/terminfo - Contains database of printer models /etc/lp/interfaces - This file stores the names of all the logical printers created /usr/spool/lp/requests - Contains files which stored the name of print job id's /etc/others - Contains all MAC id's of remote host which must be manually entered (Resolves MAC id's to hostname) /config/sysidcfg - Contains the jumpstart client system information /etc/bootparams - Contains kdmconfig command results for network syste,s while doing custom jumpstart installation /etc/rc2.d/S99dtlogin - Contains the shell script responsible for desktop login (GUI based) /var/mail - Contains all the mails sent to users /bin/passwd - Contains all the commands to assign passwords to users /etc/oshadow - This is the backup of the shadow file /usr/lib/nis - Contains all executable commands of NIS+ /var/tmp - Contains the temporary opening files for vi and other editors /usr/dt/bin/dumail - Contains the commands to send the desktop mail /usr/lib/sendmail - This is the daemon responsible for all sendmail services /usr/lib/fs/nfs/nfsfind - Check shared NFS file systems for NFS files that are more than a week old /dev/diskette - This is the block device used for mounting a floppy /usr/dt/bin/dtpad - Contains the open text editor for entering text /var/nis/data - Contains the file here BIS database files are stored /etc/default/fs - Stores the default file system used to mount /etc/dfs/fstypes - Stores all information pertaining to different types of file systems /usr/ucb - Contains the default files given by the university of Berkeley

/etc/apache - Contains the files where log as well as configurations are stored /usr/apache/bin - Contains all the binary files for apache service /var/adm/wtmpx - This is the database file for the last command /usr/proc/bin - Contains all the process management commands /etc/protocols - Contains all the protocols /usr/lib/adb/cred - Contains credentials for all users in NIS+ /usr/local/samba/lib - Contains configuration files for samba service /var/spool/lpoadmin/lp/interfaces - This is linked to /etc/lp/interfaces which stores the name of logical printers /usr/spool/lp/model/standard - This is the file copied when you create a network wide logical printer /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr - This is a GUI tool for configuring printers. This also allows you to configure network printers /var/optSUNWconn/ppp.log - Contains all the log messages sent by pppd daemon (Point-toPoint protocol) /usr/local/samba/bin/swat - This is the executable file for Samba (web admnistration tool) /etc/path_to_inst - This is the file which stores the physical names of the devices used by the kernel /etc/format.dat - This is the data file for the "format" program. This file defines the known disks, disk types and partitions. /usr/local/samba - Contains the samba configuration files /etc/dhcp.<interface name> - This is the configuration file used by a DHCP client /usr/spool/admin/lp/interfaces - This is linked to /etc/lp/interfaces which stores the name of logical printers /usr/openwin/share/postscrip/demo - Contains the post script images /usr/spool/cron/crontabs - Contains files of allow and deny files of crontabs /usr/spool/cron/atjobs - This also Contains files of allow and deny files of crontabs /var/named/named.hosts - This is the file which helps resolve hostanmes to the IP address of the DNS server /var/named/named.local - This is the file which stores local information in the DNS server /var/named/named.rev - This is the file responsible for resolving IP addresses to hostname (in the DNS server). /dev/dsk - Contains all the block special files /dev/rdsk - Contains all the character special files /etc/init.d/volmgt - File responsible for volume management i.e. floppy, CDROM etc.