System directories and files
The UnixWare® 7 file system tree is organized for administrative convenience.
Distinct areas within the file system tree are provided for files that
are private to one machine, files that can be shared by multiple
machines of a common architecture, files that can be shared
by all machines, and home directories.
This organization allows sharable files to be stored
on one machine but accessed by many machines using a
remote file access mechanism such as NFS.
Grouping together similar files makes the
file system tree easier to upgrade and manage.
The file system tree consists of a root file system and a collection
of mountable file systems.
The root file system contains files that are unique
to each machine.
The
mount(1M)
program attaches mountable file systems to the
file system tree at mount points (directory entries)
in the root file system or other previously mounted file systems.
If /var is configured as a separate file system,
it must be mounted in order to have a completely functional system.
The root file system is mounted automatically by the kernel at boot time.
Because the system owner or the system administrator often has need to examine
or change these files, this topic provides the following information:
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descriptions of directories and files that are
important for administering a system
-
a table showing the organization of the root filesystem
and significant directories mounted on root
NOTE:
To maintain a secure environment,
do not change the file or directory permissions
from those assigned at the time of installation.
Next topic:
Directory and file relocations
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.1 - 5 November 1999