Explain different configuration files in the /etc/sysconfig directory.

40.Explain different configuration files in the /etc/sysconfig directory.

Ans.

1. We can use the files listed in this directory to create routes to other hosts, either on your network or on outside network.

2. Static-routes:

To set up static route on Linux machine use following lines in the static-routes file in format shown below:

network-interface net network netmask netmask gw gateway

3. iptables

iptables is the current fedora and Linux enterprise default firewall.

It implements ipchain rules as a part of its firewall filtering, iptables and ipchains can’t run at the same time.

/etc/sysconfig/iptables is a file where we can store iptables and ipchains rules.

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