Section 5: file formats
/etc/nbd-server/config – configuration file for nbd-server Synopsis /etc/nbd-server/config Description This file allows to configure the nbd-server. While /etc/nbd-server/config is the default configuration file, this can be varied with the -C option to nbd-server(1). The configuration file consists of section header lines, comment lines, and option lines. A section header is a unique name that is…
nanorc – GNU nano’s configuration file Description The nanorc files contain the default settings for nano, a small and friendly editor. During startup, if –rcfile is not given, nano will read two files: first the system-wide settings, from /etc/nanorc (the exact path might be different on your system), and then the user-specific settings, either from…
namespace.conf – the namespace configuration file Description The pam_namespace.so module allows setup of private namespaces with polyinstantiated directories. Directories can be polyinstantiated based on user name or, in the case of SELinux, user name, sensitivity level or complete security context. If an executable script /etc/security/namespace.init exists, it is used to initialize the namespace every time…
namespace.conf – the namespace configuration file Description The pam_namespace.so module allows setup of private namespaces with polyinstantiated directories. Directories can be polyinstantiated based on user name or, in the case of SELinux, user name, sensitivity level or complete security context. If an executable script /etc/security/namespace.init exists, it is used to initialize the namespace every time…
named.conf – configuration file for named Synopsis named.conf Description named.conf is the configuration file for named. Statements are enclosed in braces and terminated with a semi-colon. Clauses in the statements are also semi-colon terminated. The usual comment styles are supported: C style: /* */ C++ style: // to end of line Unix style: # to…
named.conf – configuration file for named Synopsis named.conf Description named.conf is the configuration file for named. Statements are enclosed in braces and terminated with a semi-colon. Clauses in the statements are also semi-colon terminated. The usual comment styles are supported: C style: /* */ C++ style: // to end of line Unix style: # to…
mysql_table – Postfix MySQL client configuration Synopsis postmap -q "string" mysql:/etc/postfix/filename postmap -q – mysql:/etc/postfix/filename <inputfile Description The Postfix mail system uses optional tables for address rewriting or mail routing. These tables are usually in dbm or db format. Alternatively, lookup tables can be specified as MySQL databases. In order to use MySQL lookups, define…
myproxy-server.config – myproxy-server configuration file Description The myproxy-server.config file sets the policy for the myproxy-server(8), specifying what credentials may be stored in the server’s repository, who is authorized to retrieve credentials, and other configurable server behaviors. By default, the myproxy-server(8) looks for this file in /etc/myproxy-server.config and if it is not found there, it looks…
myproxy-server.config – myproxy-server configuration file Description The myproxy-server.config file sets the policy for the myproxy-server(8), specifying what credentials may be stored in the server’s repository, who is authorized to retrieve credentials, and other configurable server behaviors. By default, the myproxy-server(8) looks for this file in /etc/myproxy-server.config and if it is not found there, it looks…
mydns.conf – mydns(8) configuration file. Description mydns.conf is read by mydns(8) on startup. The default location of this file is /etc/mydns.conf. A mydns.conf might look something like this: # /etc/mydns.conf # Configuration file for the MyDNS name daemon db-host = dbserver.example.com db-user = mydnsuser db-password = Gr8DNS! Each line in the file may contain only…
muttrc – Configuration file for the Mutt Mail User Agent Description A mutt configuration file consists of a series of “commands”. Each line of the file may contain one or more commands. When multiple commands are used, they must be separated by a semicolon (“;“). The hash mark, or pound sign (“#“), is used as…
munin.conf – Munin configuration file Description Munin is a group of programs to gather data from hosts, graph them, create html-pages, and optionally warn contacts about any off-limit values. The hosts are divided into three groups: One master (could be more, but Munin is not cluster aware so they’ll likely be independent). The master contacts…
munin.conf – Munin configuration file Description Munin is a group of programs to gather data from hosts, graph them, create html-pages, and optionally warn contacts about any off-limit values. The hosts are divided into three groups: One master (could be more, but Munin is not cluster aware so they’ll likely be independent). The master contacts…
munin-node.conf – Munin-node configuration file Description Munin-node is the node that Munin fetches data from, graphs, htmlifies and optionaly warns nagios about data it gathers. It’s designed to let it be very easy to graph new datasources. “munin-node.conf” is the configuration file for munin-node. The format of the file is dictated by the use of…
munin-node.conf – Munin-node configuration file Description munin-node.conf is the configuration file for "munin-node", the agent that Munin fetches data from. The format is dictated by the use of "Net::Server". A look at "perldoc Net::Server" will give a list of options that the file supports by using the module. This page mainly covers the Munin-specific extensions….
multipath.conf – multipath daemon configuration file Description multipath.conf is the configuration file for the multipath daemon. It is used to overwrite the built-in configuration table of multipathd. Any line whose first non-white-space character is a ‘#’ is considered a comment line. Empty lines are ignored. Syntax The configuration file contains entries of the form: <section>…
multipath.conf – multipath daemon configuration file Description multipath.conf is the configuration file for the multipath daemon. It is used to overwrite the built-in configuration table of multipathd. Any line whose first non-white-space character is a ‘#’ is considered a comment line. Empty lines are ignored. Syntax The configuration file contains entries of the form: <section>…
mh-tailor, mts.conf – mail transport customization for nmh message handler Synopsis /etc/nmh/mts.conf Description The file /etc/nmh/mts.conf defines run-time options for those nmh programs which interact (in some form) with the message transport system. At present, these (user) programs are: ap, conflict, inc, msgchk, msh, post, rcvdist, and rcvpack. Each option should be given on a…
mh-tailor, mts.conf – mail transport configuration for nmh message handler Description The file /etc/nmh/mts.conf defines run-time options for those nmh programs which interact (in some form) with the message transport system. At present, these (user) programs are: ap, conflict, inc, msgchk, msh, post, rcvdist, and rcvpack. Each option should be given on a single line….
mtree – format of mtree dir hierarchy files Description The format is a textual format that describes a collection of filesystem objects. Such files are typically used to create or verify directory hierarchies. General Format An file consists of a series of lines, each providing information about a single filesystem object. Leading whitespace is always…