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Config File
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Example and Explanation
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/etc/modules.conf
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This file contains a
list of devices in the system available to
the Service Console. Usually the devices
allocated solely to VMs, but physically
existing on the system are also shown here
in the commented-out ("#") lines. This is an
important file for root and administrators.
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/etc/fstab
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This file defines
the local and remote filesystems which are
mounted at ESX Server boot.
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/etc/rc.d/rc.local
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This file is for
server local customisations required at the
server bootup. Potential additions to this file
are public/shared vmfs mounts.
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/etc/syslog.conf
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This file
configures what things are logged and where.
Some examples are given below:
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*.crit
/dev/tty12
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example logs all log items at level "crit"
(critical) or higher to the virtual terminal
at tty12. You can see this log by pressing
[Alt]-[F12] on the console.
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*.=err
/dev/tty11
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example logs all log items at exactly level
"err" (error) to the virtual terminal at
tty11. You can see this log by pressing
[Alt]-[F11] on the console.
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*.=warning
/dev/tty10
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example logs all log items at exactly level
"warning" to the virtual terminal at tty10.
You can see this log by pressing [Alt]-[F10]
on the console.
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*.*
192.168.31.3
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example forwards everything (all syslog
entries) to another (central) syslog server.
Pay attention to that server's security.
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/etc/logrotate.conf
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This is the main
configuration file for log file rotation control
daemon. It defines the defaults for log file
rotation, log file compression, and time to keep
the old log files. Processing the contents of
/etc/logrotate.d/ directory is also defined
here.
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/etc/logrotate.d/
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This directory
contains instructions service by service for log
file rotation, log file compression, and time to
keep the old log files. For the three vmk*
files, raise "250k" to "4096k", and enable
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/etc/inittab
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Here you can change
the amount of virtual terminals available on the
Service Console. Default is 6, but you can go up
to 9. I always go :-)
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/etc/bashrc
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The system default
$PS1 is defined here. It is a good idea to
change "\W" to "\w" here to always see the full
path while logged on the Service Console. This
is one of my favourites.
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/etc/profile.d/colorls.sh
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Command "ls" is
aliased to "ls --colortty" here. Many admins
don't like this colouring. You can comment-out
("#") this line. I always do this one, too. |
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/etc/ssh/
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This directory
contains all the SSH daemon configuration files,
public and public keys. The defaults are both
secure and flexible and rarely need any
changing. |
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/etc/xinetd.conf
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This is the main
and defaults setting configuration file for
xinet daemon. Processing the contents of /etc/xinetd.d/
directory is also defined here. |
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/etc/xinetd.d/
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This directory
contains instructions service by service for if
and how to start the service. Of the services
here, vmware-authd, wu-ftpd, and telnet are most
interesting to us. Two of the most interesting
parameter lines are "bind =" and "only_from =",
which allows limiting service usage. |
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/etc/ntp.conf
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This file
configures the NTP daemon. Usable public NTP
servers in Finland are ntp1.funet.fi, and
ntp2.funet.fi. Remember to change the service to
autostart at runlevel 3. |
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/etc/vmware/
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This directory
contains the most important vmkernel
configuration files. |
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/etc/init.d/
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This directory
contains the actual start-up scripts.
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/etc/rc3.d/
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This directory
contains the K(ill) and S(tart) scripts for the
default runlevel 3. The services starting with
"S" are started on this runlevel, and the
services Starting with "K" are killed, i.e. not
started..
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